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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the part B program to provide appropriate preventive benefits. </p> <p>Amends part E (Miscellaneous), as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for additional preventive services (including mental health services) under Medicare. </p> <p>Eliminates coinsurance in outpatient department (OPD) hospital settings and application of deductible with respect to additional preventive services.</p>]]></text>
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