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PressConrad seeks to improve prescription drug benefit for seniorsSenator Conrad introduced his Medicare Mend legislation on April 22, 2004 in order to improve the recently-created Medicare prescription drug benefit. Senator Conrad's legislation makes the drug benefit more accessible, stable and affordable. Preliminary estimates show the bill could reduce the cost of the Medicare program by as much as $33 billion, a savings for taxpayers. The initial Medicare legislation was a "good first step," though far from perfect, Senator Conrad said. Besides the prescription drug benefit for low-income seniors, the new law includes provisions to increase Medicare reimbursement to rural hospitals, ambulance services and home health care providers. Over the next decade, the rural Medicare provisions will mean about $170 million for North Dakota health care providers, Senator Conrad said. The senator's new Medicare Mend bill will mean a substantial improvement for seniors, meaning better healthcare outcomes, for an overall savings for taxpayers.
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