HR 5082 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2002-08-09)
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Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002 - Suspends, for five years, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the required copayment for medication furnished to veterans on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities. Increases the maximum annual rates of pensions for surviving spouses of war veterans. Amends the Social Security Act to exclude the amount of such rate increases from a surviving spouse's income for purposes of Medicaid (title XIX) eligibility.…
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Cosponsors (7)
6 Democrats1 Republican