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The Impact of Medicare Reforms on African Americans (PDF)

Recent passage of H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act, has created a need to better understand the complexities of the new law upon underserved populations. This paper summarizes key aspects of the legislation including the prescription drug benefit and the expanded support for private insurers and analyzes their likely effect on African American seniors --- a vulnerable Medicare population.