legislation: 107-hr-5082

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107-hr-5082 107 hr 5082 Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002 Armed Forces and National Security 2002-07-09 2002-08-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] OH D S001004 7 Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002 - Suspends, for five years, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the required copayment for medication furnished to veterans on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities.Increases the maximum annual rates of pensions for surviving spouses of war veterans. Amends the Social Security Act to exclude the amount of such rate increases from a surviving spouse's income for purposes of Medicaid (title XIX) eligibility. 2025-08-19T17:28:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5082

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