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Senator Byrd Focuses on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

The Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Act

Because West Virginia is primarily a rural state where people often have to drive long distances for medical care, this legislation would ensure access for beneficiaries in rural and hard-to-serve areas by giving the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to provide bonus payments to rural pharmacies and to the private entity serving those areas to ensure a rapid delivery of prescription drugs.

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