Strengthening and improving Medicare

Citation

(2001), "Strengthening and improving Medicare", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 14 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2001.06214eab.013

Strengthening and improving Medicare

Strengthening and improving Medicare

President Bush has kept his pre-election promise to focus on strengthening and improving Medicare by committing $153 billion over ten years to modernise Medicare, including the addition of a prescription drug benefit. The President also put forward his Immediate Helping Hand prescription drug proposal to help the elderly with limited incomes or high drug expenses. The Immediate Helping Hand proposal will give immediate financial support to states so they can provide prescription drug coverage to beneficiaries with low incomes or high drug expenses. The HHS budget allocates $46 billion for Immediate Helping Hand, which is designed to provide drug coverage to those most in need until the Administration and Congress enact broader Medicare reforms, including the creation of a prescription drug option for all beneficiaries.