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Nearly 50 million older Americans and Americans with disabilities rely on Medicare each year. The new health care law makes Medicare stronger by adding new benefits, fighting fraud, cutting costs, and improving care for patients.
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Insurers are now required to cover a number of recommended preventive services, such as cancer, diabetes and blood pressure screenings, without additional cost sharing such as copays or deductibles.
The new health reform law eliminated any deductible or copay for many preventive services or for a new Annual Wellness Visit. In 2011, more than 20 million seniors received a cardiovascular screening free of charge.
That’s an average of $600 for every senior who hit the gap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, often called the ‘donut hole.’ Seniors now receive 50 percent discounts on covered brand name drugs in the donut hole, new discounts on generic drugs, and the donut hole will be closed in 2020.
Under the law, most young adults who can’t get coverage through their jobs can stay on their parents’ plans until age 26.
The Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan provides critical care to people who have been blocked out of the system due to cancer, heart disease, and other pre-existing condition.