Medicare Part D Corrections Bill Would Be “Tall Order” For ’05 – Sen. Smith
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
A Medicare Part D corrections bill is unlikely to move through Congress before the implementation of the benefit, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) said March 3
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