Medicare Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fraud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses how P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, amended Medicare-related provisions in P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Discusses financial impact on Medicare program by PPACA and the Reconciliation Act established by CBO. Discusses selected provisions in PPACA, concerning payment and program modifications to Medicare fee-for-service program, Medicare Advantage, and outpatient prescription drug programs; efforts to improve efficiency and quality of health services; changes to address Medicare sustainability; efforts to reform Medicare payment methods; program integrity changes to address fraud, waste, and abuse; and other miscellaneous Medicare changes.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Medicare Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

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