Medicare Rx Course Is Clearer Following Bush Victory
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
President Bush's victory in the Nov. 2 election means that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will have a chance to create a stand-alone drug insurance program under Medicare
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