Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2002

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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.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 July 2002

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  Introduced in House · EN · 9 July 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 July 2002

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