April 29, 2010
Health Reform: Understanding the Immediate Changes to Medicare
As credible and trusted sources of information on Medicare for members of your community, HAP recognizes that in the coming months SHIPs will be asked a number of questions about the changes to Medicare under health reform. The new law includes immediate and important changes to the Medicare program that affect access to care for beneficiaries as well as SHIP program operations.
HAP has created three fact sheets that describe the changes affecting SHIPs and Medicare beneficiaries in the near future:
Please check out our Health Reform Resource Center to learn more about other changes under health reform. We also encourage you to respond to a six-question survey about the needs of your program and your clients with respect to health reform. Your responses will help inform the education and training materials that HAP develops in the next few months.
