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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Medicare Part D
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Medicare Part D
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Medicare Part D
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Synonyms English:
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PL 108 173
PL 108-173
Part D, Medicare
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Tree Number:
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N03.219.521.576.343.575.500
N03.219.521.576.343.840.938
N03.706.615.752
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Definition English:
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A stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan. It includes Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage. The plan was enacted as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 with coverage beginning January 1, 2006. |
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History Note English:
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2008
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52956
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Unique Identifier:
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D054524
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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