Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:addressed |
Healthcare_affordability
|
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Public opposition
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
Low-income seniors
|
| gptkbp:analyzes |
Economic studies
Policy experts Legal analyses |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Health care access
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
Increased out-of-pocket costs
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Medicare_policy_evolution
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
Funding issues
Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:discusses |
Political debates
Health policy journals |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
January 1, 1990
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Medicare_Catastrophic_Coverage_Repeal_Act_of_1989
gptkb:United_States_Congress gptkb:Medicare_Catastrophic_Coverage April 7, 1989 |
| gptkbp:goal |
Reduce_Medicare_costs
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| gptkbp:highlights |
Need for healthcare reform
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
Medicare_beneficiaries
Medicare_funding Medicare_costs |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Future Medicare legislation
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Advocacy campaigns
Public health policy debates Political climate of the late 1980s |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
Increased_scrutiny_of_Medicare_policies
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:101st_United_States_Congress
Reform legislation Introduced, debated, and passed |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Republican_Party
Insurance companies |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Health_care_reform_in_the_United_States
U.S._healthcare_legislation_history |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Medicare_Catastrophic_Coverage_Act_of_1988
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Mixed reactions
|
| gptkbp:reflects |
Public sentiment on healthcare
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Medicare_program
Health insurance policy |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Changes to Medicare benefits
Elimination of catastrophic coverage |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_George_H.W._Bush
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
Representative_John_Dingell
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Medicare_Improvements_for_Patients_and_Providers_Act
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
Senior citizen advocacy groups |