H.R. 627 · 108th Congress
Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ted Strickland
- Introduced
- 2003-02-05
- Latest action
- 2003-02-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003 - 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.