Seniors with Very Modest Incomes May Receive Little From Medicare Bill

September 15, 2003  Seniors with Very Modest Incomes May Receive Little From Medicare Drug Bills Being Considered in Congress Although Medicare beneficiaries with very modest incomes are the ones least likely to have drug coverage, many would receive only limited help under the Medicare drug bills being considered in Congress. Average out-of-pocket costs for a couple at 160% of poverty would be reduced only slightly under both the House and Senate bills, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. The report entitled “Caught in Between: Prescription Drug Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries Near Poverty,” was released on . . .