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Health Care Reform – Summaries and implications for PASAs a result of the health care reform agenda, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law on March 23, 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 on March 30th. These laws, to take effect over the next fours years, includes a large number of health-related implications for PAS users. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (P.L 111-148)Full text of Act: Summaries
OverallSummary of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by the Kaiser Family FoundationThis summary and description of changes made to the law by subsequent legislation looks at provisions to expand coverage, control health care costs, and improve the health care delivery system. For more information: Timeline for Health Care Reform Implementation from the Commonwealth FundThe Commonwealth Fund has produced a graphical and text based timeline to indicate when elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act will take effect. Although some major elements of the bill will begin in 2010, others will be implemented over the following four years, with the most substantial changes such as the expansion of Medicaid & insurance exchanges taking effect in 2014. For more information: What's in this Comprehensive Health Reform Legislation? An Issue Brief from ANCOR.This issue brief from ANCOR outlines important facets of the health care reform bill including employer responsibilities, individual mandates, and huge Medicaid changes and is intended to provide a quick explanation of the most significant provisions For more information: Health Reform for Americans with Disabilities - Fact SheetThe Affordable Care Act Gives Americans with Disabilities Greater Control Over Their Own Health Care:
For more information: Health Reform and Americans with Disabilities - VideoGet answers to your questions about how the Affordable Care Act will give Americans with disabilities greater choices and more control over their health care. View video: What the Affordable Care Act Means for Americans with DisabilitiesBy Henry Claypool, Director of Office on Disability. As the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and 11th Anniversary of the Olmstead v. LC decision approach, it is exciting to reflect on how the Affordable Care Act advances the principles of equality, barrier removal, and community integration embodied in these landmark events. Historically, people with disabilities have been severely disadvantaged in accessing private health insurance, subject to discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, benefit limits and exclusions, and at risk of losing coverage on short notice. Read more Health Reform BlogFollow the Health Reform blog from HealthReform.gov To view blog, please visist: Long term careLong-Term Services and HCBS Medicaid Improvements Included in New LawIn addition to the health-related provisions included in the health care reform bill changes to long term supports and services and makes improvements to HCBS Medicaid have been added. This issue brief from ANCOR provides more information regarding PPACA's new long-term supports and services program and Medicaid improvements to long-term services. For more information: MedicaidExpansion of Medicaid Coverage to New Eligible'sThis ANCOR Issue Brief addresses Medicaid coverage changes regarding the expansions to newly eligible individuals, financing, and impact on states. This brief does not address changes in Medicaid long-term supports, which is addressed in the Long term care section above. For more information: Other Medicaid-Related and CMS Provisions of Interest to ProvidersThis Issue Brief by ANCOR provides information on highlighted statutory provisions regarding Medicaid-related and other issues of importance to providers. For more information: OtherHealth Care Reform and Family CaregiversPresident Obama made history when he signed health care reform legislation into law on March 23, 2010. The new law, which will expand health insurance coverage to nearly every citizen, is packed with provisions that will impact all Americans. A new policy brief from the Family Care Alliance looks at how many of the provisions are especially good for family caregivers. More information available at: Health Care Act Provisions of Interest to the Families of Youth with DisabilitiesAlthough details have yet to be worked out, the recently passed health care reform bill will affect people with disabilities and their families. Two provisions include prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage to children based on pre-existing conditions and allowing parents to keep adult children on their insurance plans until age 26 are both part of the recently passed Health Care Reform Act. A new report from the PACER Center looks into areas of the bill of interest to families of children and youth with disabilities. More information available at: Health Care Reform and Low-Income Medicare BeneficiariesThis Alert from the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. focuses on provisions affecting low-income Medicare beneficiaries, including several provisions in the Medicaid portions of the law. It does not address many new long-term care options available to State Medicaid programs, nor does it address the new federal benefit to pay for long-term care, the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) provisions. More information is available at: Changes To Medicare Advantage Plans And Prescription Drug Plans Under Health Care ReformThis Alert from the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. addresses changes affecting Medicare Advantage plans under Medicare Part C and prescription drug plans under Medicare Part D. More information is available at: ImplicationsLong term care: Options in an era of health reformThe goal of this paper is to frame the main issues of long-term care reform and to lay out the principal reform options available to policymakers. While long-term care is unlikely to be at the center of the upcoming debate on health care reform, much can and should be done to improve the system in the near term. The paper begins with a brief background section that sets the stage for a discussion of financing, service delivery, and quality assurance. In most cases, the options presented are not mutually exclusive in principle, but limited resources will require choices among them. More information available at:
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