Title I: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Title_I:_Medicare_Prescription_Drug_Benefit
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Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:allows private insurance plans to offer drug coverage
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Medicare_Part_D
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1395w-101_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2003
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Medicare_Part_D
gptkbp:goal reduce out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors
gptkbp:includes subsidies for low-income beneficiaries
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Improvement,_and_Modernization_Act
gptkbp:prohibits government negotiation of drug prices
gptkbp:provides coverage gap known as the 'donut hole'
prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries
gptkbp:requires standard benefit design
gptkbp:startDate January 1, 2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Improvement,_and_Modernization_Act_of_2003
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Title I: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit