The Administration's Backdoor Cuts in Medicare Benefits: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care and the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, September 23, 1992, Volume 4United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 144 pages |
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Page 117 - Part A (Hospital Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) covers services furnished by hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities. Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance for the Aged and Disabled) covers a wide range of medical services and supplies — including physician services, outpatient hospital services, and home health services not covered under Part A, as well as diagnostic laboratory tests, x rays, and the purchase or rental of durable medical equipment.
Page 2 - It is administered by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Page 85 - Medicare supplemental insurance to the elderly from 1978 to 1986; and a summary of investigations of the House Select Committee on Aging and its Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care confirming abuses in the sale of Medicare supplemental insurance to the elderly from 1978 to present day.
Page 45 - Mr. Kennedy. STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II Mr. KENNEDY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Page 2 - CONGRESSMAN EDWARD R. ROYBAL CHAIRMAN, US HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE...
Page 104 - ... reconsideration. The request can be submitted directly to the address above. If you decide to exercise your appeal rights, and if you want help with your appeal, you can have a friend, lawyer, or someone else help you. There are groups, such as lawyer referral services and public interest advocacy groups, that can help you find a lawyer. There are also groups, such as legal aide services, who provide free legal services if you meet eligibility requirements. Should you/your client have any questions...
Page 8 - Ms. DeLauro. STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE ROSA L. DeLAURO Ms. DELAURO. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I too would...