Assessment of Proposals for a Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefit: The Rural Perspective

Assessment of Proposals for a Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefit: The Rural Perspective (Cover Image)

View Report This Policy Paper assesses legislative proposals to add an outpatient prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program and their implications for the delivery of services and the welfare of beneficiaries in rural areas. Included are comments on five proposals introduced in the 107th Congress: one that was passed by the House of Representatives, …