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David answered on
Dec 22 2021
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Running Head: POLICY
Medicare prescription drug benefit programs
Introduction
Providing effective Medicare facilities is one of the most essential and crucial responsibilities of the government of the country. Availing adequate and effective Medicare facilities is also one of the basic needs as well as rights of an individual. Governments of different countries undertakes various programs and plans for purpose of making Medicare and healthcare facilities available for every individual within the country. In context to this, ‘Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit’ is one of the most crucial programs undertaken by the US government (Aronovitz, 2006).
‘Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit’ is a Federal programs run by the US government, which directed to provide subsidy on the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries within the country. This program is also known as Medicare Part D program. In context to this, the paper aims to elaborate some of the crucial legal implications prevailing within the country, which are quite useful in implementing the Medicare prescription drug benefit programs in the most effective manner. The paper also presents issues which dealt by the legislation quite intensively.
Legislation related to Medicare prescription drug benefit
In order to ensuring effective applications for the Medicare prescription drug benefit programs for the beneficiaries who really in need of such kind of program, Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) have been levied by the legal authorities of the US. This program was established as per recommendations of Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and section 101 of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement law. Moreover, the codification of this program can also be found sections 1860D-1 through 1860 D-42 of the Social Security Act. Although there are a number of different laws which protects the program, yet still the disposition of the program is directly related to Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) as the law has explained different crucial and internal specifications of the program in the most effective manner(Fact sheet: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit 2012).
Issues Confronted by the Legislation
The primary issue dealt with the help of the legislation is related with lack of availability of effective healthcare and Medicare facilities provided to the financially weak section of the society. Due to enhancing prices of the drugs prescribed by the doctor, the cost of treatment has been enhanced for the lower middle class of the society. This enhancement in the cost of healthcare facility has taken such facilities away from the affordability of lower income group people. Even sometimes people from the Middle income group also face difficulties in availing effective Medicare facilities. Owing to this reason, the overall rate of life expectancy within the country is increasing, which is quite problematic scenario from the perspective social sustainability of country (Aronovitz, 2006).
The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) is directly aimed to decrease the prices of Medicare facilities deliver to every individual of the country so that medications can be availed by different individuals from different social categories.
History of the legislation
The Historical disposition of the Act is quite prominent. Before this act also the government has undertaken some crucial steps for making the medications available for the every individual. However, these all the efforts were not quite systematic and well integrated. In direction making an integrated and effective legislation in this regard, the bill of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act was presented by council representative Mr. Dennis J. Hastert on June 25, 2003 in front of the house. The law was passed in the house on June 27, 2003.
After being passed in house, the bill was presented in the senate for getting approval. On July, 2003, the senate of the country has passed the bill. After this, on November, 2003, joint conference committee was held which consists of representatives of senate and house. The objective of this committee was to check the viability of the newly proposed bill. After getting the approval of the committee, the existing president Mr. George W. Bush signed the bill and converted the bill into the law on December 8, 2003. This act was regarded as part D legislation in the context of the public...