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- Obama And Allies Tout Preventive-services And Drug Benefits Of Health-reform Law To Medicare Beneficiaries In Ky.
The federal health-reform law has made drugs more affordable for seniors, broadened coverage for preventive services and made Medicare more solvent, the Obama administration and its allies are pointing out today, the 48th anniversary of the enactment...
- Open Enrollment Period For 2012 Medicare Part D Continues Now Through Dec. 7
The open enrollment period for 2012 Medicare Part D began this week and will continue through Dec. 7. The open period is a time for seniors and persons with disabilities to take advantage of prescription drug benefits or, if they've been previously...
- Medicare Is A Hot Topic On The Presidential Campaign Trail; Federal Agency Says Reform Has Saved Seniors Money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan talk health care in New Hampshire. Photo by Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe.The federal health reform law continues to be a major point of contention in the presidential campaign....
- Repeal Of Health Law Would Have Big Impact On Kentucky, Hhs Secretary Sebelius Writes
The U.S. House voted again yesterday to repeal the health-care reform law, a move that has no chance of passing in the current Senate and would be vetoed by President Obama if it did. In an op-ed piece in The Courier-Journal, which put the news of the...
- Affordable Care Act Helping Families, Seniors In Rural Areas, Agriculture Secretary Says On Its Second Anniversary
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is already making an impact, including for people who live in rural America. That was the message from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today on the second anniversary of the enactment of the federal health-care...
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Government says health-reform law to save average Kentuckian with Medicare coverage $5,000 through 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will likely save the average person with traditional Medicare coverage $5,000 from 2010 to 2022, and people with Medicare who have high prescription drug costs will save more than $18,000 over the same period, based on the agency's estimates.
The department also announced that seniors and people with disabilities in Kentucky have already saved $85.5 million on prescription drugs since the law was enacted. Nationwide, the report states that over 5.5 million people have saved nearly $4.5 billion on prescription drugs since the law was enacted. This includes $195 million in savings on prescriptions for diabetes, over $140 million on drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and $75 million on cancer drugs so far this year.
The department also announced that seniors and people with disabilities in Kentucky have already saved $85.5 million on prescription drugs since the law was enacted. Nationwide, the report states that over 5.5 million people have saved nearly $4.5 billion on prescription drugs since the law was enacted. This includes $195 million in savings on prescriptions for diabetes, over $140 million on drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and $75 million on cancer drugs so far this year.
- Obama And Allies Tout Preventive-services And Drug Benefits Of Health-reform Law To Medicare Beneficiaries In Ky.
The federal health-reform law has made drugs more affordable for seniors, broadened coverage for preventive services and made Medicare more solvent, the Obama administration and its allies are pointing out today, the 48th anniversary of the enactment...
- Open Enrollment Period For 2012 Medicare Part D Continues Now Through Dec. 7
The open enrollment period for 2012 Medicare Part D began this week and will continue through Dec. 7. The open period is a time for seniors and persons with disabilities to take advantage of prescription drug benefits or, if they've been previously...
- Medicare Is A Hot Topic On The Presidential Campaign Trail; Federal Agency Says Reform Has Saved Seniors Money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan talk health care in New Hampshire. Photo by Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe.The federal health reform law continues to be a major point of contention in the presidential campaign....
- Repeal Of Health Law Would Have Big Impact On Kentucky, Hhs Secretary Sebelius Writes
The U.S. House voted again yesterday to repeal the health-care reform law, a move that has no chance of passing in the current Senate and would be vetoed by President Obama if it did. In an op-ed piece in The Courier-Journal, which put the news of the...
- Affordable Care Act Helping Families, Seniors In Rural Areas, Agriculture Secretary Says On Its Second Anniversary
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is already making an impact, including for people who live in rural America. That was the message from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today on the second anniversary of the enactment of the federal health-care...