OUTPATIENT DRUG COVERAGE WOULD BENEFIT 53 MIL INSURED, FAMILIES USA SAYS; PHARMACY MANAGEMENT COULD CUT MEDICARE Rx COST BY $14 BIL. OVER FIVE YEARS
Executive Summary
President Clinton's Health Security Act would provide outpatient prescription drug coverage for 52.6 mil. insured Americans who would otherwise lack a drug benefit when the plan is fully phased in by 2003, Families USA estimates in an analysis of the bill (S 1757, HR 3600).
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