TITLE: High Cost of Prescription Drugs

CIS-NO: 2002-S141-5  
SOURCE: Committee on Aging, Special. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-146  
DATE: Aug. 27, 2001  
LENGTH: iii+79 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1009-B-01; 1009-C-01  
SUDOC: Y4.AG4:S.HRG.107-146  
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2002-6805  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-27605-0.

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-13. Hearing in Jefferson City, Mo., to examine proposals to establish a prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries.
 
Supplementary material (p. 75-79) includes a submitted statement.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Medicare prescription drug benefit estab

DESCRIPTORS:  
    MEDICARE; DRUGS; MEDICAL REGULATION; MISSOURI; MEDICAL ECONOMICS; JEFFERSON CITY, MO.

02-S141-5 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Aug. 27, 2001 p. 3-27
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   MUHLEMAN, NORMA
   SOWELLS, EDNA
   LAKES, L. C. (all three senior citizens)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Negative effects of rising prescription drug costs on Medicare recipients, with recommendations.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Medicare prescription drug benefit estab
 
 
02-S141-5 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Aug. 27, 2001 p. 28-51
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   SCHMALFELD, ROBERT (Volunteer Congressional District Coordinator, AARP)
   BOUGENO, KEN (First Vice President, Missouri Council of Senior Citizens)
   STEELE, ANNE B. (Advocacy Chair, Older Women's League)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Support for proposed Medicare drug benefit, citing recent increase in prescription drug costs; recommendations for proposed Medicare drug benefit; importance of providing Medicare drug benefit to women.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Medicare prescription drug benefit estab
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AARP; MISSOURI COUNCIL OF SENIOR CITIZENS; OLDER WOMEN'S LEAGUE; WOMEN
 
 
02-S141-5 TESTIMONY NO: 3     Aug. 27, 2001 p. 52-74
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   HICKS, LANIS L. (Professor, Health Economics, Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri School of Medicine)
   ZWEIG, STEVEN (Dr.) (Associate Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of recent increase in prescription drug costs (related graphs, bibl, p. 54-63 passim); views on proposals to establish a prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Medicare prescription drug benefit estab
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   BIBLIOGRAPHIES; STATISTICAL DATA: HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

LOAD-DATE: February 3, 2003