Congress 107 - HR 5082 - Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002

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Armed Forces and National Security Coinsurance Cost of living adjustments Drugs Families Finance and Financial Sector Health Labor and Employment Medicaid Medical economics Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions Welfare eligibility

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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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Aug 9, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 9, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jul 16, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 9, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 9, 2002

Introduced in House

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