Health Reform

This resource center compiles information and materials on the changes to Medicare under the new health reform law that will affect SHIP program operations and access to care for beneficiaries.

Overview

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590)
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872)
Fact Sheet: What Will the New Health Reform Law Do in the First Year? (Families USA, April 2010)
Health Reform Implementation Timeline (Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2010)
Summary of New Health Reform Law (Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2010)
Summary of Coverage Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2010)

Medicare (Parts A, B, C, and D)

Key Medicare Changes Effective in 2010 (Health Assistance Partnership, April 2010)
Key Medicare Changes Effective in 2011 (Health Assistance Partnership, April 2010)
Key Medicare Changes Effective in 2012 and Beyond (Health Assistance Partnership, April 2010)
Summary of Key Changes to Medicare in 2010 Health Reform Law (Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2010)
Explaining Health Reform: Key Changes in the Medicare Advantage Program (Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2010)
Medicare and the New Independent Payment Advisory Board (Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2010)
Health Reform and Medicare: Closing the Doughnut Hole (Medicare Rights Center, April 2010)
How Health Reform Legislation Will Affect Medicare Beneficiaries? (The Commonwealth Fund, March 2010)
Explaining Health Care Reform: Key Changes to the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Coverage Gap (Kaiser Family Foundation, March 2010)

Medicaid and Long-Term Supports and Services

Long-term Services and Supports: Training Presentation (National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities, July 2010)
Long-Term Services: Provisions in the New Health Reform Law (Families USA, May 2010)
Helping People with Long-Term Health Care Needs: Improving Access to Home- and Community-Based Services in Medicaid (Families USA, April 2010)
Helping People with Long-Term Health Care Needs: An Insurance Program to Help People Afford Long-Term Services and Supports (Families USA, April 2010)

Other

Key Changes Affecting Medicare Beneficiaries: Training Presentation (Health Assistance Partnership, July 2010)
Getting Started: Planning for Changes to the Medicare Advantage Landscape (Health Assistance Partnership, May 2010)
Medicare Advantage and Health Reform: State Fact Sheet for Consumers (Health Assistance Partnership, May 2010)
Medicare Advantage and Health Reform: National Fact Sheet for Consumers (Health Assistance Partnership, May 2010)
Getting Started: Things to Consider about the New AEP Schedule (Health Assistance Partnership, March 2010)
How Health Reform Helps the States: State Fact Sheets (Families USA, May 2010)
Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform (National Council on Aging, April 2010)
Questions and Answers on Medicare and Health Reform (Medicare Rights Center, March 2010)

CMS Resources

Medicare and the New Health Care Law - What it Means for You (May 2010)
Final Guidance on the Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program Beginning in 2011 (May 21, 2010)