Putting Americans In Control of Their Health Care

Title II. The Role of Public Programs

The Act extends Medicaid while treating all States equally.  It preserves CHIP, the successful children’s insurance plan, and simplifies enrollment for individuals and families.

It enhances community-based care for Americans with disabilities and provides States with opportunities to expand home care services to people with long-term care needs.

The Act gives flexibility to States to adopt innovative strategies to improve care and the coordination of services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.  And it saves taxpayer money by reducing prescription drug costs and payments to subsidize care for uninsured Americans, as more Americans gain insurance under reform. 

 

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