Signed into law on December 8, 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, known as MMA, substantially expands the scope of the Medicare program to include a prescription drug benefit for seniors and a transitional prescription drug card. While the Act was hailed as a major step forward in expanding coverage, many questions about the administration of the program and added costs to the states remain.
This Forum Brief provided background information for a discussion that took place on March 18, 2004.