tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 30

Medicare Rx: WHITE HOUSE: 'WE WANT A DEAL'

The president wants to sign a Medicare prescription drug bill this year, and in the end he may not be too particular about details. Asked about administration preferences among provisions in two bills now being considered in a conference between the House and Senate, top administration officials at a July 22 briefing sounded the same note over and over again. "The president wants this bill passed very badly," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. "The president really wants a drug benefit for seniors," said senior White House adviser on health care Doug Badger. The pair...

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