2010 Reform Provisions • Established a high-risk insurance pool • Created a reinsurance program for retirees < 65 • Required coverage of preventive services with no cost sharing • Provided rebates up to $250 to seniors paying out-of-pocket costs due to doughnut hole gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage (part D), effective immediately • Offered small businesses (<101 employees) that choose to provide employees health insurance tax credits up to 35% of premiums, effective immediately Past Present and Future
Kenneth H Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS
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