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Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Edwin Park; Danilo Trisi
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Economic projections; Elderly; Senior citizen; Health care costs
Type: Report
Abstract:
Bipartisan Senate negotiators are crafting Medicare legislation that would avert a cut in physician payments scheduled to take effect at the end of June. This legislation could also include long-overdue improvements to the Medicare Savings Programs, which help low-income Medicare beneficiaries pay their premiums and cost-sharing.