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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (Public Law No: 110-275) Section I - Table of Contents

General Medicare · published Aug 14, 2008

SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents.
(a) Short title.—This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008”.
(b) Table of contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

TITLE I—MEDICARE


Subtitle A—Beneficiary improvements


PART I—PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MARKETING


Sec. 101. Improvements to coverage of preventive services.
Sec. 102. Elimination of discriminatory copayment rates for Medicare outpatient psychiatric services.
Sec.  103. Prohibitions and limitations on certain sales and marketing activities under Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans.
Sec. 104. Improvements to the Medigap program.
PART II—LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS
Sec. 111. Extension of qualifying individual (QI) program.
Sec. 112. Application of full LIS subsidy assets test under Medicare Savings Program.
Sec. 113. Eliminating barriers to enrollment.
Sec. 114. Elimination of Medicare part D late enrollment penalties paid by subsidy eligible individuals.
Sec. 115. Eliminating application of estate recovery.
Sec. 116. Exemptions from income and resources for determination of eligibility for low-income subsidy.
Sec.  117. Judicial review of decisions of the Commissioner of Social Security under the Medicare part D low-income subsidy program.
Sec. 118. Translation of model form.
Sec. 119. Medicare enrollment assistance.

Subtitle B—Provisions relating to part A
Sec. 121. Expansion and extension of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
Sec. 122. Rebasing for sole community hospitals.
Sec. 123. Demonstration project on community health integration models in certain rural counties.
Sec. 124. Extension of the reclassification of certain hospitals.
Sec. 125. Revocation of unique deeming authority of the Joint Commission.
Subtitle C—Provisions relating to part B

PART I—PHYSICIANS' SERVICES


PART II—OTHER PAYMENT AND COVERAGE IMPROVEMENTS


Subtitle D—Provisions relating to part C
Subtitle E—Provisions relating to part D

PART I—IMPROVING PHARMACY ACCESS


PART II—OTHER PROVISIONS


Subtitle F—Other provisions


TITLE II—MEDICAID


TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS


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