The Immediate Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Seniors
Jun
27
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6/27/2010 9:31 AM
The Immediate Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Seniors
In theory there should be more accountability over the medical care that you receive. Your interaction with your health care provider should be far simpler.
The following is a very generalized out line of some of the more important changes that will effect you:
Medicare Benefits, either through Medicare or Medicare Advantage should remain the same. Medicare Advantage will be phased out over time.
Lifetime limits will no longer be set by the Insurance companies on the amount of care that you can receive.
Pre-existing conditions can no longer be used to deny coverage for children as of September of 2010.
Pre-existing conditions will no longer be available to deny coverage for adults starting with 2014.
Prescription drugs should become more affordable.
Phased over time preventative care including an annual physical as well as screening for a variety of illnesses.