Medicare Drug Benefit
2006-01-20T18:32:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDliXC8xOTA4MTEtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Democrats from the House Government Reform Committee held a forum to examine the Medicare drug benefit. A panel of medicare beneficiaries and pharmacists testified about their experiences with the benefit’s implementation. Then, a panel of doctors and state health officials discussed complexities in the choices facing beneficiaries, additional emergency assistance spending by local governments, and phone assistance overloads.
Democrats from the House Government Reform Committee held a forum to examine the Medicare drug benefit. A panel of medicare beneficiaries an… read more
Democrats from the House Government Reform Committee held a forum to examine the Medicare drug benefit. A panel of medicare beneficiaries and pharmacists testified about their experiences with the benefit’s implementation. Then, a panel of doctors and state health officials discussed complexities in the choices facing beneficiaries, additional emergency assistance spending by local governments, and phone assistance overloads. close
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Ruth Grunberg Beneficiary Department of Health and Human Services->Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Timothy Tucker Pharmacist
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Pat Virden Beneficiary Department of Health and Human Services->Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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