
Overview of the Affordable Care Act Mike Wytychak Wytychak Elder Law, PLLC
Introduction • PPACA + HCERA = ACA • Goals: • Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care • Control Costs of Health Care
Medicare • Payment Reforms • Delivery Reforms • Prevention and Wellness • Medicare Advantage Plans • Prescription Drug Plans • Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries • High Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicaid • Issue • Medicaid Coverage for Long Term Care • Incentives to States
CLASS Act • Issue • CLASS Act experiment • Program Features
“Death Panels” • Political Firestorm • End of Life Provisions
Elder Justice Act • Social Issue • Legislative Background • Provisions
Private Health Insurance • Expansion of Coverage • Subsidization of Coverage • Penalties for Noncompliance • New Taxes • Reporting Requirements