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PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003

Public Law 108–173 108th Congress An Act

Dec. 8, 2003 [H.R. 1]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. 42 USC 1305 note.

42 USC 1301 note.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare Program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings security accounts and health savings accounts, to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; REFERENCES TO BIPA AND SECRETARY; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003’’. (b) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in division A of this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act. (c) BIPA; SECRETARY.—In this Act: (1) BIPA.—The term ‘‘BIPA’’ means the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554. (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendments to Social Security Act; references to BIPA and Secretary; table of contents. TITLE I—MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

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Medicare prescription drug benefit. Medicare Advantage conforming amendments. Medicaid amendments. Medigap amendments. Additional provisions relating to medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance program. 106. State Pharmaceutical Assistance Transition Commission. 107. Studies and reports. 108. Grants to physicians to implement electronic prescription drug programs. 109. Expanding the work of medicare Quality Improvement Organizations to include parts C and D. 110. Conflict of interest study. 111. Study on employment-based retiree health coverage.

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