The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) has released a report that demonstrates the benefits senior citizens are expected to receive as a result of new health care reform. The average senior citizen enrolled in “traditional Medicare” will save roughly $3,500 over the next decade, according to Senior Journal. The mechanism for these savings will be The Affordable Care Act (the Act).
In addition, seniors who rely on expensive medication may save up to $12,300. This information was propagated originally by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius noted the positive influence on “some of our most vulnerable citizens,” by stating that the Act will strengthen Medicare. This will be achieved in part, by reducing the expansion of cost-sharing in Medicare.
Where will the cost savings come from? The largest portion of the savings is expected to derive from the closing of the Part D coverage gap. Read more about the Part D coverage gap (also referred to as “the donut hole”) here.
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