You went to visit your grandmother in a nursing home and when you went home, you explained to your mother that you felt that your grandmother was not being treated well at the facility. Your mother tells you to go to the website www.heathcare.gov and research the mandates in the ACA and elder care.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, aims to provide greater access to health care coverage, improve the quality of services delivered and reduce the rate of increase in health spending. The ACA provides new ways to help hospitals, doctors and other health care providers coordinate care for beneficiaries so that health care quality is improved and unnecessary spending reduced. Improvements made in the ACA to Medicare preventive services and prescription drug coverage have lowered the out-of-pocket costs of millions of seniors. Below are some of the ways that the Affordable Care Act is helping seniors.
Lower-Cost Prescription Drugs
Preventive Services and Annual Wellness Visit
Lower Medicare Part B Premiums
ACA reforms are making Medicare more efficient and reducing overall health care costs, which has helped contain the cost of Part B premiums for most people. In 2016, the Medicare Part B premium is $104.90 and the Part B annual deductible is $166. The premium is $121.80 (or higher depending on your income) for individuals who enroll in Part B for the first time in 2016, don’t get Social Security benefits or are directly billed for Part B premiums.
Improvements for Medicare Advantage Plan Members
Private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are getting stronger and less expensive. From 2010-2015, the average MA premium has declined by approximately 6 percent and enrollment has increased by 40 percent.
Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Medicare Delivery System and Payment Reforms
Helping Americans of All Ages
The ACA helps seniors and Americans of all ages. The law stops insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions, prohibits insurance companies from taking away coverage when someone needs services, eliminates lifetime limits on insurance coverage, allows young adults to stay on their parents’ plan until they turn 26, and provides assistance to employers to help them continue providing retiree health insurance benefits. In 2014, the following ACA benefits went into effect.
You went to visit your grandmother in a nursing home and when you went home, you...
Human Growth and Development Project7/Elder care Due: May 13, 2019 at 11:00 PM Project 7 NURSING HOME Elder Care For this project I want you to design a nursing center that will be able to address the needs of the senior population.Be creative in naming your facility and addressing the cognitive and social issues that can help the senior population live their respective lives to the fullest.Be sure to address 1.Social support(family and staff interaction)( 2.Social Activities that encourage interaction...
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For your initial post this week, consider the following scenario: You work as an administrator of XYZ Medical Center (decide what type of facility it will be, the location, and the population it serves). The clinicians and staff are concerned about how the Patient Care and Affordable Care Act will be implemented during this calendar year. You have been asked to prepare a list of the top five implementation concerns that will affect your facility, employees, and patients in the...