Health Care Reform: Improvements to Medicare

Conference Call
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
2 p.m. EST

HAP's December Conference Call focused on an important and timely topic — health care reform and proposed improvements to the Medicare program. This call will be an opportunity for all of us to share what we are seeing and what we expect in the coming weeks. We were joined by Marc Steinberg, Deputy Director for Health Policy at Families USA, who provided his perspective on the action on Capitol Hill.

During the call, we discussed improvements in the House and Senate bill proposals — including moving and extending the AEP, shrinking the Part D coverage gap, and eliminating copayments for preventive care. SHIPs are often first to encounter questions from beneficiaries about changes to the Medicare program. We hope this call can help you answer questions when meeting with clients curious about the latest in health reform relative to Medicare.

Thank you for joining us!

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Introduction	Overview of Provisions	Medicare Expansion and Moving the AEP
Changes to Medicare Advantage	Answering Questions	Wrap up

Resources

Overview: Help for People with Medicare (Families USA): An overview of the key aspects of health reform legislation that concern Medicare.
Presentation: Medicare, Health Reform, and You (Families USA): A PowerPoint presentation designed to alleviate some of the worries that seniors may have about changes to the Medicare program. The PowerPoint includes talking points in the Notes section to use as a guide.
Chart: Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Technical Assistance Support

Do you have a question that hasn't been answered through the proper channels? Do you need clarification on a guidance? Do you need a new counseling tool drafted?

Look to HAP as extra hands during this busy time. We aim to answer your questions and requests within two business days.

Simply email us at SHIPhelp@hapnetwork.org.

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