title: The last prescription drug benefit: the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.
authors.affiliation: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. michael.j.pentecost@kp.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pentecost
mesh_terms: D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000191:economics*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States