Health Reform

Medicare Trustees’ Report Shows Benefits of Health Reform,
Need for Successful Implemetation

 “The 2010 annual report of Medicare’s trustees clearly demonstrates that the Affordable Care Act (or ACA, the recently enacted health reform legislation) has greatly improved the financial status of the Medicare program.  It also shows that successful implementation of the ACA is an essential first step toward slowing the growth of health care costs.”  Read more

Health Reform Changes to Medicare Advantage Strengthen Medicare and Protect Beneficiaries

“The health reform law will significantly reduce the large overpayments Medicare makes to the private "Medicare Advantage" health plans that serve some beneficiaries. This will reduce premium costs for other Medicare enrollees and strengthen Medicare's overall finances.

“The law also includes stronger protections for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in these private plans, particularly those who are in poorer health, to ensure they have access to needed care…. And contrary to critics' claims, health reform does not cut the benefits that regular Medicare now covers and that Medicare Advantage plans also must cover.” Read more

More from the Moving Forward with Health Reform series:

 

Of Interest

Fact Check:
Health Reform & the Deficit

The analysis of the health reform legislation prepared by the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been widely misrepresented and misunderstood. For example, the actuary does not estimate that health reform will increase the federal deficit nor that health reform will cost more than CBO estimates.

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Related:

How Health Reform Helps Reduce the Deficit

Off the Charts Blog:  Dispelling Confusion About New CBO Letter on Health Reform Law

Health Reform Will Reduce the Deficit: Claims of Budget Gimmickry Are Unfounded
(With podcast series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4)

Advocates’ Toolkit

States Should Structure Insurance Exchanges to Minimize Adverse Selection

"The health reform law (the Affordable Care Act) relies primarily on states to establish health insurance exchanges — marketplaces that provide affordable, good-quality coverage options to individuals and small businesses.  But it gives states substantial flexibility in how they structure the exchanges. 

"This paper recommends four steps that states should take when setting up their exchanges to minimize the risk of ‘adverse selection,’ which could prevent the exchanges from operating effectively and which has been one of the principal reasons that some past state-based exchanges have been unsuccessful."  Read more

Additional toolkit analyses:

Health Reform Expands Medicaid Coverage For People with Disabilities

Employer Responsibility in Health Reform

No Need to Wait Until 2014: States Can Cover Low-Income Adults in Medicaid Now

Holding the Line on Medicaid and CHIP: Key Questions and Answers About Health Care Reform’s Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements

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