president lyndon b. johnson signed into law the expansion of the medicare prescription benefit.
president lyndon b. johnson signed into law the expansion of the medicare prescription benefit.
who signed into law the expansion of the medicare prescription benefit?
president lyndon b. johnson
medicare prescription drug, improvement, and modernization act









































the medicare prescription drug, improvement, and modernization act, also called the medicare modernization act or mma, is a federal law of the united states, enacted in 2003. it produced the largest overhaul of medicare in the public health program's 38-year history.









































the mma was signed by president george w. bush on december 8, 2003, after passing in congress by a close margin.









































section::::prescription drug benefits.









































the mma's most touted feature is the introduction of an entitlement benefit for prescription drugs, through tax breaks and subsidies.
medicare prescription drug, improvement, and modernization act
section::::negotiating of prescription drug prices.









































since the enactment of medicare prescription drug, improvement, and modernization act in 2003, only insurance companies administering medicare prescription drug program, not medicare, have the legal right to negotiate drug prices directly from drug manufacturers. the medicare prescription drug act expressly prohibited medicare from negotiating bulk prescription drug prices. the "donut hole" provision of the patient protection and affordable care act was an attempt to correct the issue.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- citizens' health care working group









































bullet::::- medicaid









































bullet::::- medicare (united states)









































bullet::::- medicare catastrophic coverage act of 1988, previous expansion, repealed 1989
medicare prescription drug, improvement, and modernization act