Health Care Reform, Dual Eligibles & Coverage Expansion – Issue Brief
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Summary
Find an analysis of changes the new law makes to Medicaid, Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage that impact low income individuals in particular. There is also a brief discussion of the coverage expansion and its potential impact on this population. This brief is part of a series of issue briefs prepared by NSCLC which discuss the impact of the new law on low income older adults.
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National Senior Citizens Law Center
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Keywords
Medicare; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PPACA; medical assistance; Office of Duals; care coordination; Co-Payments; LIS Recipients; Prescription Drug Plan; PDP; Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan; MA-PD; Special Needs Plans; Annual Coordinated Election Period; AEP; AIDS Drug Assistance Program; ADAP; Indian Health Service; IHS; true out-of-pocket costs; TrOOP; SHIPs; AAAs
Contact
National Senior
Citizens Law Center
1444 Eye St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
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202-289-6976