tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 22

Medicare: BUSHIES SOFTENING ON MEDICARE REFORM?

So far, House and Senate bills being drafted to add a prescription drug benefit are "clearly within the range of acceptability," Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Tom Scully told reporters May 29. While couched in caveats of fragmentary knowledge and unfinished products, Scully's comments suggest that President Bush's eagerness to sign a bill could overcome his desire for an overhaul that pushes beneficiaries towards private preferred provider organizations by offering better benefits to seniors willing to abandon fee-for-service Medicare. This approach has met with skepticism on the Hill, particularly from legislators of both parties representing rural...

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