A preliminary analysis of the Prescription Drug and MedicareImprovement Act of 2003 based on a descriptive outline of theSenate bill's provisions; it is not based on formal legislativelanguage, which has been unavailable to the public.
It is not enough to treat the symptoms of the Medicare problem. Tomeet the emerging needs of the baby-boom generation, Congress andthe Administration should take steps soon to create a newcompetitive system modeled after the FEHBP, the successful programthat covers themselves and their families.