Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act of 2008
The Medicare Improvement for Patient & Providers Act of 2008 is United States legislation that amends Title XVII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The primary purpose of the Act is to extend various Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
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Medicare Benefits
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Medicare benefits the Act extended include the qualifying individual program (through December 2009), grants for FLEX (program for rural hospitals in Iraq) through 2010 and payments for certain procedures (such as brachytherapy and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals) through 2009.
Medicaid Benefits
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The Act extended the abstinence education program and the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 for Medicaid through June 30, 2009. Hospitals in Tennessee and Hawaii that have a disproportionate amount of Medicaid assistance are also given special consideration.
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History
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Rep. Charles Rangel of New York originally proposed the Act on Jun. 20, 2008. It passed the Senate on July 9, 2008, but President George W. Bush vetoed it on July 15, 2009. However, it became law when the Senate override the veto on the same day.
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