AARP Pennsylvania
AARP PENNSYLVANIA NEWS ALERT: AARP Dismayed by Senate Vote to Block Medicare Improvement Bill
Published in Health Insurance Week, June 29th, 2008
SUMMARY: Today a minority of the U.S. Senate blocked critical legislation to protect and improve Medicare for the 44 million Americans who depend on it. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which would have improved Medicare's prevention, mental health, and low-income programs and instituted a national program for electronic prescribing, was blocked by a group of Senators during a procedural vote.
Pennsylvania VOTED YES TO MOVE MEDICARE VOTED TO BLOCK MEDICARE
BILL TO DEBATE AND VOTE IMPROVEMENT BILL
Keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicare, AARP Pennsylvania.
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