AARP New York State
AARP NY Key Vote News Alert: AARP Dismayed by Senate Vote to Block Medicare Improvement Bill
Published in Lab Law Weekly, June 27th, 2008
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.
NEW YORK VOTED YES TO MOVE MEDICARE VOTED TO BLOCK MEDICARE
BILL TO DEBATE AND VOTE IMPROVEMENT BILL
Keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicare, AARP New York State.
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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2008-06-27)
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