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The main thing I do not like about this new bill is anything to do with medicaid. I suppose if this rate is correct, many retirees will in-fact end up on medicaid. This is OK only if people then start raising hell about the faults in this bill and force corrections pronto. If not there's going to be Medical prisons for those who fail to pay. The good thing? Free medical.
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010. If you do not like this new "bill", then you are too late, as the bills of this health care proposal were enacted into law. A bill is to introduce legislation into the Congress to discuss and debate a proposal of law. Once it is passed it becomes an Act or a Statute of Law.
I want to make this point. People who are complaining about this Affordable Care Act had time to write to their Congressman or Senator and give their ideas on the bills. I did that where I saw provisions I did not like. Like it or not, it is a law that has been passed by the Congress of the United States and signed by the President into Law. Statutes have been implemented in the CFRs and funding has been approved for parts of law that has gone into effect and to fund initial future implementations.
The Part of Law that has to do with Medicaid was to extend eligibility of Medicaid to people who were not necessarily covered in most States, that is a single person without children. In addition, it will extent the eligibility by an increased multiplier of the Federal Poverty Index (FPI), so as to cover more poor people. It is still in effect but the Supreme court ruled as invalid the provision that would allow the FEDS to withhold all Medicare matching funds if a state refuses to extend eligibility. The Feds can still designate monies to States for this Specific extension of Medicaid. That extension will take effect in 2014 but some states have already implemented some Medicaid extension. Some States have indicated that they will not extend Medicaid.
Medicaid is not always "free" and in most cases, in all States, recipients do pay for services. It depends on the level of Medicaid Eligibility as determined by the States. One can also receive Medicare and Medicaid and depending on the level of Medicaid Eligibility, there are varied levels of cost sharing and could be free, depending also if the Medicare recipient is covered for Part B payment. As per the Feds: http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHI...t-Sharing.html
Livecontent
Last edited by livecontent; 07-20-2012 at 09:19 PM..
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010. If you do not like this new "bill", then you are too late, as the bills of this health care proposal were enacted into law. A bill is to introduce legislation into the Congress to discuss and debate a proposal of law. Once it is passed it becomes an Act or a Statute of Law.
I want to make this point. People who are complaining about this Affordable Care Act had time to write to their Congressman or Senator and give their ideas on the bills. I did that where I saw provisions I did not like. Like it or not, it is a law that has been passed by the Congress of the United States and signed by the President into Law. Statutes have been implemented in the CFRs and funding has been approved for parts of law that has gone into effect and to fund initial future implementations.
The Part of Law that has to do with Medicaid was to extend eligibility of Medicaid to people who were not necessarily covered in most States, that is a single person without children. In addition, it will extent the eligibility by an increased multiplier of the Federal Poverty Index (FPI), so as to cover more poor people. It is still in effect but the Supreme court ruled as invalid the provision that would allow the FEDS to withhold all Medicare matching funds if a state refuses to extend eligibility. The Feds can still designate monies to States for this Specific extension of Medicaid. That extension will take effect in 2014 but some states have already implemented some Medicaid extension. Some States have indicated that they will not extend Medicaid.
Medicaid is not always "free" and in most cases, in all States, recipients do pay for services. It depends on the level of Medicaid Eligibility as determined by the States. One can also receive Medicare and Medicaid and depending on the level of Medicaid Eligibility, there are varied levels of cost sharing and could be free, depending also if the Medicare recipient is covered for Part B payment. As per the Feds: Premiums, Copayments, & other Cost Sharing | Medicaid.gov
Livecontent
Nothing is free. Somebody else pays for "free" stuff.
Are there any statistics on this (doctors not taking Medicare patients)? I think this would only be true in richer areas.
Don't count on that. It took us 3 months to get my DH in to see a Dr. And he worked his entire life, dedicated his life and time to this country to be treated like this?? Sucks.....
Are there any statistics on this (doctors not taking Medicare patients)? I think this would only be true in richer areas.
The problem in our area is just finding a doctor that will take new patients period! If our doctors stopped taking Medicare they would not have a practice.
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