Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits
1999-06-25T17:17:25-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjdhXC8xOTk5MDYyNTE3MjIzNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Witnesses testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee about the benefits of providing prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients. They focused on the increasing cost of developing new drugs and how this cost increase affects prescription coverage for many Americans. They also talked about how Medicare would pay for the prescription benefit. 1723 Dummit, Gluck, Concannon panel (1:33) 1856 Mellion, Sanders, Holmer, Read, McSteen panel (0:58)
Witnesses testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee about the benefits of providing prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipie… read more
Witnesses testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee about the benefits of providing prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients. They focused on the increasing cost of developing new drugs and how this cost increase affects prescription coverage for many Americans. They also talked about how Medicare would pay for the prescription benefit. 1723 Dummit, Gluck, Concannon panel (1:33) 1856 Mellion, Sanders, Holmer, Read, McSteen panel (0:58) close
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- Kevin W. Concannon Representative Maine->Human Services
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- Michael Gluck Official National Academy of Social Insurance
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- Morris Mellion Senior Vice President Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association->Nebraska
- J. Leighton Read Chief Executive Officer Aviron
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- Jeff Sanders Senior Vice President PCS Health Systems, Inc.
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