Medicare_Improvements_for_Patients_and_Providers_Act_of_2008

Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

US law

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 ("MIPPA"), is a 2008 statute of United States Federal legislation which amends the Social Security Act.

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On July 15, 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed the bill.[1] On that same day the House of Representatives and the Senate voted to overturn the veto.[1][2]

This law contained the first revision to policy covering Medicare Part D.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    staff (July 17, 2008). "House and Senate Override President's Veto of H.R. 6331, the "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008" (P.L. 110–275)". ssa.gov. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    Gaouette, Nicole (July 16, 2008). "Congress overrides Medicare veto". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    LeMasurier, JD; Edgar, B (April 2009). "MIPPA: First Broad Changes to Medicare Part D Plan Operations". American Health & Drug Benefits. 2 (3): 111–8. PMC 4106553. PMID 25126279.
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