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An Audio-Video Review One Year Later
By Staff Reporters
Reforms under the Affordable Care Act have brought an end to some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. These reforms have given Americans new rights and benefits, by helping more children get health coverage, ending lifetime and most annual limits on care, allowing young adults under 26 to stay on their parent’s health insurance, and giving patients access to recommended preventive services without cost.
Link: http://www.healthcare.gov/?gclid=CO72rYyUkKgCFeM85QoddjY3yg
Other Benefits
Many other new benefits of the law have taken effect, including 50% discounts on brand-name drugs for seniors in the Medicare “donut hole,” and tax credits for small businesses that provide insurance to employees. More rights, protections and benefits for Americans are on the way through 2014.
Assessment
See major parts of the law on this interactive timeline, or read the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
And, find out how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [ACA] provides better benefits and better health.
Video Link: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/introduction/index.html
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Filed under: Health Insurance, Health Law & Policy | Tagged: ACA, Affordable Care Act., Donut Hole, Obama care |
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Essential Benefits Under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The health system reform law requires plans in state health insurance exchanges to offer general categories of medical services and items, but it leaves it up to the Dept. of Health and Human Services to determine how much more specific the underlying essential benefits package should be. Here are the categories:
Ambulatory patient services
Emergency services
Hospitalization
Laboratory services
Maternity and newborn care
Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment
Pediatric services, including oral and vision care
Prescription drugs
Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management
Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices
Source: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act via AM News
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House Democrats’ defections threaten Obama’s Medicare advisory board
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) just urged lawmakers to repeal a controversial provision of the healthcare reform law that President Obama says is central to his deficit-cutting efforts.
Click to access schwartzipab.pdf
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Mary – The Department of Labor just released a survey of 12 medical benefits that will help shape how generous the healthcare reform law turns out to be.
Click to access selmedbensreport.pdf
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How Health Law’s Tax Increases Affect Docs and Their Practices
There is little doubt that every physician in the U.S. has an opinion on the 2010 healthcare legislation and its impact on medical care in this country. What is less clear is whether or not most physicians understand the tax ramifications of the new law.
The following are some of the most significant tax provisions of the healthcare law and make some suggestions about ways to reduce
http://www.physiciansnews.com/2011/04/11/health-care-reform%E2%80%99s-tax-increases-what-it-means-for-you-what-you-can-do-about-it/
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Pros and Cons of the Healthcare Reform Law
The political battle over Medicare’s future should concern any financial adviser [FA] helping clients plan for the cost of health care in retirement.
But, no matter how the fight ends, rising health care costs pose a threat to your clients’ retirement security. And, the new health reform law already is changing the health insurance market in important ways that will affect your clients’ choices and expenses.
http://registeredrep.com/wealthmanagement/retirementplan/pros_and_cons_healthcare_reform_law_0526/
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AMA Reconsiders its Support of Key Part of Health Law
A divided AMA will consider withdrawing its support of a key tenet of the health overhaul law that requires Americans to purchase an insurance plan. The AMA is being asked by several medical societies within the organization to change its stance in favor of the “individual mandate.”
A formal vote comes up at the AMA’s annual policymaking House of Delegates meeting.
http://www.latimes.com/health/chi-ama-to-reconsider-support-of-requiring-americans-to-buy-health-insurance-20110616,0,2029043.story
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Pennsylvania Court Delivers Another Blow to Obama Health Law
The individual mandate portion of the Obama health law, which would require Americans to purchase a minimum level of health insurance starting in 2014, suffered another legal defeat today as a federal judge in Pennsylvania struck down the plan – and added another new voice to the legal battle.
“The power to regulate interstate commerce does not subsume the power to dictate a lifetime financial commitment to health insurance coverage,” wrote Judge Christopher Conner.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2011/09/13/another-health-ruling/
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House GOP to renew attacks on health law as Supreme Court hears case
Despite the current republican primary election hoopla, and while the court case is in the spotlight, House Republicans plan to chip away at controversial provisions.
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/212575-house-republicans-to-renew-attacks-on-health-law-as-supreme-court-hears-arguments
Any thoughts?
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Reform Law is Biggest Threat to Medicare, Ryan
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) energized the crowd at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday when he said the greatest threat to Medicare is the 2010 healthcare law that has become the hallmark legislation of the Obama administration. “Obamacare comes to more than 2,000 pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country,” the GOP’s vice presidential nominee told an audience that erupted in cheers and applause.
As chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan drafted budgets for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 that include plans to overhaul the nation’s federal healthcare entitlement programs through a premium-support model for Medicare and block grant payments to states for Medicaid. Both of those ideas have become a part of the GOP’s official party platform, which was released Tuesday.
Source: Jessica Zigmond, Modern Healthcare [8/30/12]
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