The drug Tsars and insurance oligarchs will have won again.Ĭoming Tomorrow: Have a real effect on the debate. But, it is what is available right now and if we miss this opportunity the likelihood of ever achieving equitable health care for all Americans diminishes greatly. Supporting Coverage for Retirees by creating a $5-billion fund to assist employers offset the costs of expensive health claims for its 55-64 year old retired employees.įrom the setting of minimum standards of what must be included in every health insurance plan to helping employers pay for retiree costs and establishment of competition to drive down rates and ending over-payments to Medicare while preserving the existing doctor of choice, PPACA 2009 remedies many of the ills of the current system and insures that older Americans are not left behind in the process.Making Health Insurance Affordable by offering a Public Option alternative.Limiting Premium Costs and Out-Of-Pocket costs.Establishes a "basic benefits package" that ALL health Insurance plans must provide.Eliminates pre -existing condition and health status exclusions.Ending these over-payments will be an important step toward insuring the long-term solvency of Medicare's Trust Fund. Medicare Advantage plans currently rake in an average of 14% more per person than does traditional Medicare or added perks without any demonstrably better medical results. Through this legislation, families will have greater assurance that their loved ones receiving long-term care are safe if the people who provide care have passed a background check for previous criminal behavior.īrings Savings To Medicare - By eliminating wasteful over-payments to private Medicare Advantage plans and create new incentives for coordinated, high quality care across the health care spectrum.
Keeps Nursing Homes Safe - The PPACA requires long term care facilities to conduct criminal background checks on prospective employees. 3590) would act to improve health care for America's older persons. Yesterday we examined how the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act of 2009 ( PPACA, H.R.
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