Seven months in and we still have questions and concerns over the new health care laws. Thanks to the Kaiser News Staff we are getting some answers to important questions, especially, when it comes to our senior loved ones. If you need care and assistance for a loved one in the North Port FL area, visit www.floridahomecare.net.
True or False: Seven Concerns About the New Health Law Checked Out by Kaiser News Staff
Does it ration care for elderly? Will it disrupt Medicare Advantage plans? Is it the end of TRICARE?
The sweeping health care overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama is more than 2,000 pages long and has been dissected by analysts, politicians and pundits. It’s no wonder that some consumers are confused – and perhaps frightened – about how the law might affect them. Some concerns were raised during the congressional debate or have been swirling around the Internet.
KHN staff writers checked out some of the claims:
Comparative effectiveness research will lead to the rationing of care for the elderly.
Not true.
The law creates a nonprofit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute charged with examining the "relative health outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and appropriateness" of different medical treatments by evaluating existing studies and conducting its own. The institute would be governed by a 19-member board that includes patients, doctors, hospitals, drug makers, device manufacturers, insurers, payers, government officials and health experts.
