Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
GPTKB entity
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:competitors |
fiscal_conservatives
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| gptkbp:controversy |
opposition from senior citizens groups
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| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
1989-01-01
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Medicare_Catastrophic_Coverage_Repeal_Act_of_1989
gptkb:United_States_Congress 1989-11-18 |
| gptkbp:evaluates |
critically assessed for its financial implications
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part of broader healthcare reform efforts in the 1980s
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased_Medicare_premiums
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
advocates for expanded healthcare access
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| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Senator_Jon_Tester
gptkb:Senator_Kamala_Harris gptkb:Senator_Chris_Murphy gptkb:Senator_Richard_Blumenthal gptkb:Senator_Bernie_Sanders gptkb:Senator_John_D._Rockefeller_IV gptkb:Senator_Olympia_Snowe gptkb:Senator_Lindsey_Graham gptkb:Senator_Richard_Shelby gptkb:Senator_Bob_Dole gptkb:Senator_Michael_Bennet gptkb:Senator_Claire_McCaskill gptkb:Senator_Edward_Kennedy gptkb:Senator_Elizabeth_Warren gptkb:Senator_Dick_Durbin gptkb:Senator_Max_Baucus gptkb:Senator_Tammy_Duckworth gptkb:Senator_Connecticut gptkb:Senator_Tammy_Baldwin gptkb:Senator_Kirsten_Gillibrand gptkb:Senator_John_McCain gptkb:Senator_Tom_Daschle gptkb:Senator_Susan_Collins gptkb:Senator_Cory_Booker gptkb:Senator_Gary_Peters Representative_John_Dingell Representative_Henry_Waxman Representative_Mike_Quigley Representative_Adam_Schiff Representative_Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez Representative_Ilhan_Omar Representative_Ro_Khanna Representative_Mark_Takano Representative_Ayanna_Pressley Representative_Charles_Rangel Representative_Chris_Pappas Representative_Dan_Rostenkowski Representative_Elissa_Slotkin Representative_Fortney_Stark Representative_Jim_Himes Representative_Jim_McDermott Representative_John_Boehner Representative_John_Larson Representative_Lauren_Underwood Representative_Mike_Pence Representative_Nancy_Pelosi Representative_Paul_Ryan Representative_Rashida_Tlaib Representative_Rosa_DeLauro Representative_Sean_Casten |
| gptkbp:legacy |
led_to_discussions_on_Medicare_reform
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:100th_United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:mandates |
established a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket expenses
added coverage for prescription drugs expanded coverage for outpatient hospital services included a new benefit for preventive services |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Medicare_Modernization_Act
gptkb:Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Improvement,_and_Modernization_Act_of_2003 |
| gptkbp:operates |
administrative difficulties in rollout
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
mixed reactions from the public
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to_provide_additional_coverage_for_Medicare_beneficiaries
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| gptkbp:revenue |
increased taxes on higher-income beneficiaries
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| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
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| gptkbp:significance |
first major expansion of Medicare since its inception
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| gptkbp:targets |
elderly individuals
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