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coverage only to seniors enrolled in private managed-care plans, drew harsh criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. In response, the proposal was revised to provide catastrophic coverage under traditional Medicare. As the bill moved through Congress, the president, congressional Democrats and Republicans, advocacy groups, health policy experts and academics and various lobbyists participated in the debate and staked out their positions. In the end, perhaps because so many stakeholders were involved, Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis commented, “Despite [the] Medicare bill’s passage, Congress’ work [remains] unfinished.” Sources and further reading: Boccuti, Christine, and Marilyn Moon. “Comparing Medicare and Private Insurers: Growth rates in spending over Three Decades.” Health Affairs 22(2) 2003, 230–237. Bush, George W. “21st Century Medicare: More Choices— Better Benefits: A Framework To Modernize and Improve Medicare.” Address to the American Medical Association. March 3, 2003. Cubanski, Juliette, and Janet Klein. “A Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Focusing on Coverage and Cost.” The Commonwealth Fund, Issue Brief #538, April 2002. Davis, Karen. “Despite Medicare Bill’s Passage, Congress’s Work Unfinished.” The Commonwealth Fund, November 26, 2003. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. “Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Side-by-Side Comparison of S.1 and H.R. 1, and the Conference Agreement.” November 26, 2003. Moon, Marilyn. “Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: How Would It Affect Beneficiaries?” The Commonwealth Fund, Policy Brief #678, October 2003. “Bush Unveils Medicare Drug Proposal.” www.msnbc. com, March 5, 2003. Pear, Robert. “Plans Improve Federal Workers’ Drug Benefits.” New York Times, July 8, 2003. 47 “Despite Medicare bill’s passage, Congress’ work unfinished”
48 Safran, Dana Gelb, et al. Seniors and Prescription Drugs: Findings from a 2001 Survey of Seniors in Eight States. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund/Tufts- New England Medical Center, July 2002. “The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2004 Budget: Analysis of Key Health Care Provisions.” Families USA, February 7, 2003.
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