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Insurance Coverage Under the New Health Care Law.

This new fact sheet from AARP’s Public Policy Institute explains how the new health care law helps expand health insurance coverage and makes insurance more affordable.

New Health Care Law Offers Help With Long Term Care Costs

The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program was created by the new health care law to address the financial challenges many American households face when confronted with the high cost of long-term services and supports. This new fact sheet from AARP’s Public Policy Institute  explains the CLASS Act and describes key provisions.

How Does the New Health Care Law Affect Medicare Advantage?

Are you wondering how your access to Medicare Advantage might change under health reform?  Read this new fact sheet from AARP’s Public Policy Institute to learn how the new health care law affects Medicare Advantage plans.

Summary of Key Provisions in New Health Care Law

This document, prepared by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.  (NAELA)  explains how key provisions in the new health care law affect older adults and persons with special needs.

Seniors and Health Reform–Don’t Listen to the Fear Mongers

Despite the fear mongers’ claims, Medicare benefits will not be cut to pay for covering the uninsured.  Read about this, and more, in this publication from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

Info on High Risk Pools and  Preventive Care Benefits in New Health Care Law

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a fact sheet on the new high risk pool program that will help people with pre-existing conditions to obtain health insurance.  And AARP’s Public Policy Institute just released a fact sheet that outlines improvements to Medicare’s preventive care services under health reform.

How the New Health Reform Law Closes the Doughnut Hole

Find out how the new health care law closes the Medicare Part D coverage gap, or “doughnut hole” by 2020–and what savings you can get this year.  It’s all explained in this fact sheet from AARP’s Public Policy Institute.

AARP User Guide to Health Care Reform

The AARP Bulletin has just released a User’s Guide to Health Care Reform, including 10 things you need to know about the new law…and more!

Avoiding Health Insurance Scams

Find out how you can avoid getting cheated by scam artists trying to take advantage of new health reform laws.  This fact sheet from AARP gives you the information you need to protect yourself.

How Health Reform Helps Americans 50+

AARP has a new consumer brochure “How The New Health Care Law Benefits You.”  Click here to read this brochure.

How the new health care law helps you pay for long-term care

AARP one-page consumer fact sheet on how the new health care law helps you pay for long-term care.

How the new health care law helps lower your prescription drug costs

AARP one-page consumer fact sheet on  changes in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit and closing of the “doughnut hole”.

How the new health care law helps you keep your health insurance

AARP one-page consumer fact sheet on new consumer protections that limit certain health insurance practices.

NSCLC Brief Explains How Health Reform Benefits Low-Income Seniors

Learn how health reform helps low-income seniors in this National Senior Citizen Law Center (NSCLC) issue brief.