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Medicaid, SCHIP, and Other Health Provisions in H.R. 5661: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

This report discusses Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The report also discusses other major health provisions provisions of H.R. 5661 are incorporated, by reference into H.R. 4577, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001.

Date: January 4, 2001

Creator: Hearne, Jean P.; Herz, Elicia J. & Baumrucker, Evelyne P.

Item Type: Report

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The Cost of Prescription Drugs for the Uninsured Elderly and Legislative Approaches

The purpose of this report is to explain why many of those who are least able to afford high drug costs are those who are most frequently charged the most. This report describes the basic economic theory underlying price differentiation and, in the context of the pharmaceutical market, analyzes the role and behavior of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), pharmaceutical manufacturers, and retail pharmacies, respectively. It also looks at a number of the criticisms that have been made of the practi… more

Date: January 16, 2001

Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Item Type: Report

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Social Security and Medicare "Lock Boxes"

With the onset of burgeoning federal budget surpluses, Social Security and Medicare's treatment in the budget has become a major policy issue. Congressional views about what to do with the surpluses are diverse -- ranging from "buying down" the federal government's outstanding debt to cutting taxes to increasing spending.

Date: March 21, 2001

Creator: Koitz, David Stuart; Kollmann, Geoffrey & Nuschler, Dawn

Item Type: Report

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