Medicare Part D Implementation at SSA

Beatrice Disman, Chairman of Social Security's Medicare Planning and Implementation Task Force testified on May 3 to the Health Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. She spoke on Social Security's efforts to implement Part D of Medicare, the prescription drug benefit. Her prepared remarks did not contain any statement on whether she believes that the signup period for Part D should be extended past the current May 15 deadline.