HR 5082 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-07-09· Sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2002-08-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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