...Discount Card and the Transitional Assistance Program, which were enacted into law on December 8, 2003, as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). In May 2004, as an important first step towards comprehensive Medicare prescription drug coverage,...

...Discount Card and the Transitional Assistance Program, which were enacted into law on December 8, 2003, as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). In the Spring of 2004, as an important first step towards comprehensive Medicare prescription drug...

...ultimately will offer recommendations to Secretary Thompson on how best to address the key questions posed by Congress as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. The legislation directed HHS to complete a study by December 2004 to address the following...

...not determine the effect of undocumented aliens on hospital Uncompensated care costs. Section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) distributes $250 million per year during fiscal years 2005 - 2008 to eligible providers (ie, hospitals,...

...several steps that are currently being taken to deal with contractor errors in the future. Section 903 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) recognizes that providers should not be penalized for relying upon the erroneous guidance received...

...and continues to be, a top priority for this Administration and for me personally. The recent passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) proved to be one of the most generous packages for rural providers, bringing an estimated $25 billion...

...needs of our Nation. Medicare and Medicaid Reform/Modernization I am proud to remind the Committee of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), which President Bush signed into law December 8, 2003. With the implementation of MMA, the Department...

...distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), enacted into law on December 8, 2003. The Centers for Medicare & Medic-aid Services (CMS) is very proud...

...needs of our Nation. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID REFORM/MODERNIZATION I am proud to remind the Committee of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), which President Bush signed into law December 8, 2003. With the implementation of MMA, the Department...

...appropriate reflection of the costs of services they furnished. Moreover, as recently as the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), Congress specified that this methodology would be used to set payment amounts for brachytherapy sources...