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SENIORS: LIST OF MEDICARE CUTS IN NEW HEALTHCARE LAW (Obamacare)

2009:
•Medicare cuts to hospitals begin (long‐term care (7/1/09) and inpatient and rehabilitation facilities (FY10))

2010:
•Medicare cuts to inpatient psych hospitals (7/1/10)

2011:
•Medicare Advantage cuts begin
•Medicare cuts to home health begin
•Wealthier seniors ($85k/$170k) begin paying higher Part D premiums (not indexed for inflation in Parts B/D)
•Medicare reimbursement cuts when seniors use diagnostic imaging like MRIs, CT scans, etc.
•Medicare cuts begin to ambulance services, ASCs, diagnostic labs, and durable medical equipment
•Prohibition on Medicare payments to new physician‐owned hospitals
•Seniors prohibited from purchasing power wheelchairs unless they first rent for 13 months
•New Medicare cuts to long‐term care hospitals begin (7/1/11)
•Additional Medicare cuts to hospitals and cuts to nursing homes and inpatient rehab facilities begin (FY12)

2012:
•Medicare cuts to dialysis treatment begins
•Medicare to reduce spending by using an HMO‐like coordinated care model (Accountable Care Organizations)
•New Medicare cuts to inpatient psych hospitals (7/1/12)
•Medicare cuts to hospitals with high readmission rates begin (FY13)
•Medicare cuts to hospice begin (FY13)

2013:
•Medicare cuts to hospitals who treat low‐income seniors begin

2014:
•More Medicare cuts to home health begin
•Government board (IPAB) begins submitting proposals to cut Medicare
•Medicare payment cuts for hospital‐acquired infections begin (FY15)

2015:
•More Medicare cuts to home health begin

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