Enhancing Medicare for the 21st Century: A Prescription Benefit for Seniors : Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, St. Louis, MO, August 27, 2003 |
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Page 5 - States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Page 10 - Medicare plan should be strengthened so that it can provide better care for seniors. 7. Medicare's regulations and administrative procedures should be updated and streamlined, while the instances of fraud and abuse should be reduced.
Page 9 - Seniors, particularly low-income seniors, need prescription drug coverage now — it's long overdue — and it is a big priority for President Bush and Secretary Thompson. But we must also update the program's structure to make the best use of today's modern health care delivery methods to maximize the benefits for current and future participants while addressing the longterm sustainability of the program. All Americans should be able to choose a health care plan that meets their needs at affordable...
Page 7 - I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today, and look forward to answering any questions that you may have.
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Page 10 - Federal programs be avoided. 6. The management of the government Medicare plan should be strengthened so that it can provide better care for seniors. Medicare's traditional plan is falling short in important respects other than its benefits.
Page 12 - Instead, we must work toward a system in which all Americans have a good insurance policy, choose their own doctors, and seniors and low-income Americans receive the help they need. Instead of bureaucrats and trial lawyers and HMOs, we must put doctors and nurses and patients back in charge of American medicine.
Page 5 - I would like to thank you for your leadership on this important issue and for your timeliness in scheduling these OCS oversight hearings today.
Page 10 - All seniors should have the option of a subsidized prescription drug benefit as part of modernized Medicare. • Modernized Medicare should provide better coverage for preventive care and serious illness. • Today's beneficiaries and those approaching retirement should have the option of keeping the traditional plan with no changes. • Medicare should make available better health insurance options, like those available to all Federal employees. • Medicare legislation should strengthen the program's...
Page 11 - ... health care to Medicare. The President is calling upon members of both political parties to work together with him to pass legislation this year. More Choices— Including the Choice to Stay in Traditional Medicare The President believes Medicare beneficiaries should be given more choices in how they receive their heath care — and these choices should be strictly voluntary.