[PEN-L:28214] Fw: A Comparison of Medicare Rx Drug Proposals

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Subject: A Comparison of Medicare Rx Drug Proposals


> Dear Interested Party:
>
> As Congress considers legislation to provide outpatient
> prescription drug benefits to Medicare beneficiaries, The Kaiser
> Family Foundation is pleased to provide you with a side-by-side
> comparison of three major federal proposals currently under
> consideration.  Prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc.,
> this document provides a summary and detailed comparison of the
> following proposals, introduced as of July 12, 20002:
>
> * H.R. 4954, The Medicare Modernization and Prescription
> Drug Act of 2002 (passed by the House of Representatives on
> June 28, 2002)
> * H.R. 5019, The Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act
> of 2002 (Rep. Rangel/House Democratic proposal)
> * S. 2625, The Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Act
> of 2002 (Sen. Graham/Senate Democratic proposal)
>
> This publication is available on our website at
> http://www.kff.org/content/2002/6053 .
>
> We will be adding additional proposals to this comparison and
> will let you know when the revised document is available.
>
> We hope you find this information useful in your work.  If you
> would like more information on the Foundation's work in the area
> of Medicare and prescription drugs, please visit our website at
> http://www.kff.org/medicare or call Kristina Hanson at
> 202/347-5270.
>
> The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
>
>
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