Posted on 10/18/2012 12:16:49 PM PDT by lowbridge
MYTH 1: The new law cuts Medicare drastically, so I won't be able to get quality health care.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) in fact prohibits cuts to guaranteed Medicare benefits. There are provisions in the law to help curb the soaring costs of Medicare, but savings will come from reining in unreasonable payments to providers, taxing high-premium plans (beginning in the year 2018), cracking down on fraud and waste, and encouraging patient-centered, coordinated care, says Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., vice president of the Commonwealth Fund, a private research foundation focused on health care.
The ACA also covers preventive care designed to avert chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes, which currently cost billions. Medicare beneficiaries get an annual wellness exam as well as numerous screenings and vaccines free of charge. The new system also improves coordination of care between doctors, nurses and other providers to prevent harmful and costly hospital readmissions.
Finally, the law closes the infamous Medicare Part D prescription drug "doughnut hole," in which Medicare beneficiaries paid full price for prescription drugs after exceeding a certain dollar limit each year. Now enrollees who reach the doughnut hole get large discounts, and by 2020, the hole will close.
MYTH 2: I've heard that Medicare Advantage plans will be cut or taken away.
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MYTH 2: I've heard that Medicare Advantage plans will be cut or taken away.
MYTH 3: I'll have to wait longer to see my doctor — or I won't be able to see my doctor at all.
MYTH 4: If I have Medicare, I will need to get more or different insurance.
MYTH 5: The new law "raids Medicare of $716 billion."
MYTH 6: The law is going to bankrupt America.
MYTH 7: The new law will drive up premiums astronomically.
MYTH 8: If I can't afford to buy health insurance, I'll be taxed — or worse.
MYTH 9: I'm a small-business owner and I'll pay big fines if I don't provide health insurance to my employees.
MYTH 10: The ACA basically turns our health care system into universal health care. So now some government bureaucrat will decide how and when I get treated.
MYTH 11: If my state doesn't set up an insurance exchange, I can't get health coverage.
Myth # 1 about AARP — its a non-partisan organization that represents all seniors.
Mr. niteowl77
AARP benefits much from federal givernment largess more than PBS and Sesame Street..
AARP is losing their lock on old people..
AARP is a federal givernment parasite.. like a Tape-worm..
Purely a for profit business with a strong lobby..
AARP is a scam... a boondoogle.. a protection scheme..
AARP bleeds much social security funds from old people..
AARP has competitors many are also parasites..
The people of the United States are being MILKED like farm animals.. and parasiteized by other “ticks”..
When is this thug group going to have their non-profit status taken away? Berkeley has a campaign ad here in Las Vegas with AARP’s logo in it.
AARP=American Association of Radical Progressives
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