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April 17, 2002

Prescription Drugs and Medicare

Witnesses testified about proposals to provide prescription medication programs through Medicare. Among the issues they addressed were the costs of medicine and funding Medicare.

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Xavier Becerra U.S. Representative [D] California
Bruce Bradley Director General Motors->Managed Care Plans

Kevin Brady U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Ben Cardin U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Mac Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
William J. Coyne U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Phil Crane U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Lloyd Doggett U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jennifer Dunn U.S. Representative [R] Washington
Phil English U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Mark Foley U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Raymond Gilmartin Chair and CEO Merck and Company
Wally Herger U.S. Representative [R] California
Amo Houghton U.S. Representative [R] New York
Nancy Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
Jerry Kleczka U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
Sander Levin U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Jim McCrery U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Jim McDermott U.S. Representative [D] Washington
William D. Novelli Executive Director AARP
James Nussle U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
Rob Portman U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Charles B. Rangel U.S. Representative [D] New York
John Rector Senior Vice President National Community Pharmacists Assn.
Paul D. Ryan U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Mitchel Sayare President
Eugene Shaw Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Pete Stark U.S. Representative [D] California
Bill Thomas U.S. Representative [R] California
Tommy Thompson Secretary Wisconsin
Karen Thurman U.S. Representative [D] Florida
David M. Walker Comptroller General General Accounting Office
Jerry Weller U.S. Representative [R] Illinois

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Program ID:: 169645-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 17, 2002 | 11:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Apr 23, 2002 | 2:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 17, 2002 | 11:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 18, 2002 | 3:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 19, 2002 | 5:41am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 21, 2002 | 3:19am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 23, 2002 | 2:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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