Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
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Long titleAn act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)Medicare Modernization Act or MMA
Citations
Public law108 - 173
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 by Dennis Hastert (R–IL) on June 25, 2003
  • Passed the House on June 27, 2003 (216–215, 1 Present)
  • Passed the Senate on July 7, 2003 (Unanimous Consent)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on November 21, 2003; agreed to by the House on November 22, 2003 (220 - 215) and by the Senate on November 25, 2003 (54 - 44)
  • Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003
United States Supreme Court cases

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act,[1] also called the Medicare Modernization Act or MMA, is a federal law of the United States, enacted in 2003.[2] It produced the largest overhaul of Medicare in the public health program's 38-year history.

The MMA was signed by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003, after passing in Congress by a close margin.[3]

  1. ^ Pub. L. 108–173 (text) (PDF), 117 Stat. 2066
  2. ^ "Medicare Modernization Act Update - Overview". Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  3. ^ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 332: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act".