Medicare

Latest News

HNR: Congress Not Anxious to Raise Working Families' Taxes in January (12/16/11)
NCOA: Low Income Beneficiaries May Lose Help with Medicare Premiums (Posted 11/10/10)
LCAO: Congress Must Pass Two Crucial Policies for Medicare Beneficiaries (11/5/10)

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Policy Analyses and Research

CBPP: Why the Ryan-Wyden Medicare Plan Would Likely Shift Costs to Beneficiaries (12/21/11)
CBPP: The Problems with Converting Medicare to "Premium Support" (9/27/11)
Center for American Progress: GOP Medicare Plan Doesn't Work Like Members of Congress' Health Care As Republicans Claim (4/27/11)

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Government Resources

Summary and Status of Public Law 109-171 - formerly S. 1932/H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (signed into law 2/8/06) This law makes cuts to Medicare
Status and text of H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (The budget reconciliation bill approved by the House 11/18/05)
GAO: Accuracy of Responses for 1-800-MEDICARE Help Line Should Be Improved (December 2004)
JEC: Rising Health Care Costs Undermine Social Security COLA Adjustment (July 2004)
PL 108-173 Medicare Rx Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (12/8/03)

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