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President Bush Signs 2003 Medicare Bill
President George W. Bush signs H. R. 1, the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, at Constitution Hall
in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2003. "With this law, we are providing
more access to comprehensive exams, disease screenings, and other
preventative care, so that seniors across this land can live better
and healthier lives," said President Bush. White House photo
by Paul Morse.