Medicare:

1. Require 50% discount on brand-name prescriptions (Rxs) and begin phasing-in federal subsidies for generic Rxs.
2. Initiate bonus payments to health care providers in under-served areas.
3. Prohibit insurance plans from raising co-pays.
4. Reward most efficient facilities.
5. Freeze income threshold for Medicare Part Premiums through 2019 at 2010 levels.
6. Reduce Medicare Part D premium subsidy for individuals at $85,000, couple/$170,000.
7. Create an Innovation Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase efficiency and produce better results.
8. Establish program to provide transition services to high-risk beneficiaries.
   

Medicaid:

1. Penalize states for poor results because of health care acquired conditions.
2. Establish community-based attendant support services for certain people with disabilities.
3. Encourage home based long-term care services.
4. Encourage chronically ill beneficiaries to designate a health care “home” to coordinate all care.

Do you think some of these changes will effect you or your loved ones?