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BRIEF SUMMARIES of MEDICARE & MEDICAID
Title XVIII and Title XIX of The Social Security Act
as of November 1, 2003
| NOTE: These summaries do not include changes resulting from Public Law 108-173, The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, enacted December 8, 2003 |
Prepared by
Earl Dirk Hoffman, Jr., Barbara S. Klees, and Catherine A. Curtis
Office of the Actuary
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
| NOTE: The following are brief summaries of complex subjects. They should be used only as overviews and general guides to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policies or legal positions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These summaries do not render any legal, accounting, or other professional advice, nor are they intended to explain fully all of the provisions or exclusions of the relevant laws, regulations, and rulings of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Original sources of authority should be researched and utilized. |
These summaries were prepared by Earl Dirk Hoffman, Jr., Barbara S. Klees, and Catherine A. Curtis, Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244. The authors wish to express their gratitude to Mary Onnis Waid, who originated these summaries and diligently prepared them for many years prior to her retirement.
Last Modified on Thursday, September 16, 2004
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services