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ＵＰＤＡＴＥＤ               ＩＮＦＯＲＭＡＴＩＯＮ               ＡＳ               ＯＦ               2/3/2011               Ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ,               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅｓ               ｏｆ               55               ａｎｄ               64,               ｈａｓ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｗｎ               ｓｅｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅａｌ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ.

Ｎｅｗ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ｅｎａｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｆｆｏｒｄａｂｌｅ               Ｃａｒｅ               Ａｃｔ               (ＡＣＡ)               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｌａｗ               ｌａｓｔ               ｙｅａｒ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｅａｓｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｅｃｕｒｅ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ,               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｓｕｎｓｅｔｓ               ｏｎ               Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ               1ｓｔ,               2014.

Ｏｎ               Ｍａｙ               5,               2010,               ＨＨＳ               ｒｅｌｅａｓｅｄ               ａｎ               Ｉｎｔｅｒｉｍ               Ｆｉｎａｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｅａｒｌｙ               Ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅ               Ｒｅｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               (ＥＲＲＰ)               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ.
               Ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｇｉｎｇ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｔｅｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｃｈｒｏｎｉｃ               ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｓ.

Ｐｒｉｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎａｃｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ＥＲＲＰ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｌｏｏｋ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ＣＯＢＲＡ               (Ｃｏｎｓｏｌｉｄａｔｅｄ               Ｏｍｎｉｂｕｓ               Ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               Ｒｅｃｏｎｃｉｌｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ａｃｔ)               ｆｏｒ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｙ               ｐｒｉｃｅｄ,               ｐｏｓｔ-ｅｍｐｌｏｙｍｅｎｔ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｄｉｓｍｉｓｓｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｊｏｂ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｇｒｏｓｓ               ｍｉｓｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ,               ｏｒ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｈｏｕｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ,               ＣＯＢＲＡ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕ.
               ＣＯＢＲＡ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔｆｕｎｄｅｄ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｌａｉｄ               ｏｆｆ,               ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｌｏｓｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ-ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ,               ａｔ               ａｆｆｏｒｄａｂｌｅ               ｒａｔｅｓ,               ｆｏｒ               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               18               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ.

Ａｐａｒｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｉｓ,               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ;               ａｎ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｆｒａｕｇｈｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｅａｄａｃｈｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               -               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ.
               Ｔｈｉｓ               ａｇｅ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｔｈａｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｒｅ-ｅｘｉｓｔｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ,               ｐｒｉｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｓａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＣＡ,               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｒｅｍｏｖｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒｅｒｓ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｐｅｒｍｉｔｓ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｙｐｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｒｉｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ               ｎｏｒ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅ               ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｐｒｅｍｉｕｍｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎｙ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               ｈｏｌｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｓｉｃｋ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｆｏｒ.
               Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｐｌａｇｕｅｄ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｏｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ               ｏｆ               ｖａｎｉｓｈｉｎｇ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｐａｃｋａｇｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ               ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ.

Ｌａｒｇｅ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               (200+               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ)               ｓａｗ               ａ               ｄｒｏｐ               ｏｆ               12%               ｆｒｏｍ               1991               ｔｏ               2001               ａｎｄ               ｓｍａｌｌｅｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               (3-199)               ｓａｗ               ａ               ｄｒｏｐ               ｏｆ               6%               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               Ｋａｉｓｅｒ/ＨＲＥＴ               ｓｕｒｖｅｙ               ｏｆ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｍａｎａｇｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ-ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｎｅｗ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ               ｂｉｌｌ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｌｏｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｄｉｍｉｎｉｓｈｉｎｇ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒ-ｆｕｎｄｅｄ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ.
               Ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ＥＲＲＰ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ,               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               55               ｏｒ               ｏｌｄｅｒ,               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ               ｓｐｏｕｓｅｓ,               ｓｕｒｖｉｖｉｎｇ               ｓｐｏｕｓｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｉｄ,               ｍａｙ               ｍｅ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｉｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｏｐｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ.

Ａ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｌｉｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｉｎｇ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｕｐ-ｄａｔｅｄ               ｍｏｎｔｈｌｙ,               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ.ｇｏｖ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ               ｈｅｒｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｉｓ               ａｉｍｅｄ               ａｔ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｈｒｏｎｉｃ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｇｈ-ｃｏｓｔ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｂａｓｉｃ               ｐｌａｎｓ.

Ｒｅｇａｒｄｌｅｓｓ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒ,               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｏｒ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ,               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｕｎｉｏｎｓ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｎ-ｐｒｏｆｉｔｓ,               ＥＲＲＰ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｖｅｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒ               ｈａｓ               ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ.
               Ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｆｏｒｅ.

Ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒ-ｂａｓｅｄ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｗｏｒｋｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｌｌ               ｃｌａｉｍｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ａｎｄ               Ｈｕｍａｎ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌａｉｍ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               $15,000               ｎｏｒ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               $90,000.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔ               ａｎｙ               ｏｕｔ-ｏｆ-ｐｏｃｋｅｔ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅｓ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅ               ｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｌａｎ               ｐａｙｓ               80%               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｓｏ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅ               ｃａｎ               ａｆｆｏｒｄ               ｉｔ,               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔａｌ               ｐｌａｎ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌａｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｉｎｇ               20%               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
               Ｏｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ＥＲＲＰ               ｈａｖｅ               ｅｘｐｉｒｅｄ               ｏｎ               1/1/2014               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｒｅｌｉｅｆ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｍ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               "ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｐｏｏｌ"               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｉｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｅｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ.

Ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               6               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｍａｒｃｈ,               2010               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌ               ｗｈｏ               ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｉｌｙ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｆｔｅｒ               Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ               1,               2014.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｐｏｏｌ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｐｌａｎｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｐｒｅｍｉｕｍ               ｒａｔｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｂｌｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｕｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｒ.
               Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｉｓ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏｓｅ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｓｃａｒｃｅ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌｌｙ               ｆｕｎｄｅｄ               Ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｒ               Ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ(ＣＡＰｓ).

Ｏｎｌｙ               40               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ               ｓｏ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｉｔｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｉｎｇ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒ.
               Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ,               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ,               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｐａｒｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｂｕｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｌｌ'ｓ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｔｒｅａｍｌｉｎｅ               ｐａｐｅｒｗｏｒｋ,               ｕｔｉｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ｅａｓｙ-ｔｏ-ｒｅａｄ               ｆｏｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ａｌｌ               ｉｎ               ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ,               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｕｒｓｅｓ.

Ｓｔｕｃｋ               ｉｎ               ｌｉｍｂｏ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｌｏｎｇ,               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｃａｎ               ｎｏｗ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｒｅｌｉｅｆ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ.

Ｗｉｔｈ               ｉｎｃｏｍｅｓ               ｉｎｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｓｔ-ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｉｅｓ,               ｍｏｓｔ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｆａｃｅ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｉｎｇ               ｌｏｗ-ｃｏｓｔ               ｐｏｌｉｃｉｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｂｌｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａｌｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ.
               Ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｉｖｅ               ｃａｒｅ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ａ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ.

Ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｉｓ               55-64               ａｇｅ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｇｏｎｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｌｉｆｅ,               ｍａｎｙ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ               ａｎｄ               ｆｉｔ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ,               ｎｅｅｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔａｔｉｖｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｖｅｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｉｖｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ.

Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｍａｉｎｔｅｎａｎｃｅ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ａｓｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｓｔｌｙ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｉｎ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ａｓ               ｗｅ               ａｇｅ.
               Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌｍａｒｋ'ｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｆｆｏｒｄａｂｌｅ               Ｃａｒｅ               Ａｃｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               Ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               Ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｓ               (ＣＬＡＳＳ)               Ａｃｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｔ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｔｅ               Ｓｅｎａｔｏｒ               Ｅｄｗａｒｄ               Ｋｅｎｎｅｄｙ.

Ｅａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｌｌ-ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｃａｒｒｉｅｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｉｄ,               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｉｅｓ.

ＭｃＫｎｉｇｈｔ'ｓ               Ｌｏｎｇ-Ｔｅｒｍ               Ｃａｒｅ               Ｎｅｗｓ,               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｎｅｗｓ               ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆｉｅｌｄ,               ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ＣＬＡＳＳ               Ａｃｔ               ｏｆｆｅｒｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｒｅｌｉｅｆ               ｂｙ               ｃｒｅａｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｙ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｄｅｆｒａｙ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｉｄ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒａｇｅ               ａｒｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅａｃｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｎｕｒｓｉｎｇ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｆａｃｉｌｉｔｙ.
               Ｉｎ               ａ               2010               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ＡＡＲＰ               ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ               (Ｍａｒｃｈ               /Ａｐｒｉｌ),               ａｎ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｂｙ               Ｍａｒｙ               Ａ.

Ｆｉｓｃｈｅｒ               ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｓｔａｙ               ｉｎ               ｎｕｒｓｉｎｇ               ｈｏｍｅｓ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅｄ               "2.5               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               $175,000.

Ｉｎ               2008,               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｙｅａｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ,               9               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｃａｒｅ.

Ｔｈａｔ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｒｅａｃｈ               12               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               2020               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｍｅｒ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ａｇｅｓ.

Ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ,               ｏｎｌｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               8               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ-ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ,               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｗｒｉｔｅ               ｃａｒｅ               ａｔ               ａｎ               ｅｎｏｒｍｏｕｓ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ."
               Ｓｔａｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｏｕｃｈ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｈａｔ'ｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｉｎ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ               ａｎｄ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｒｉｓｅｎ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ＡＲＡ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｖｉｓｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ.ｇｏｖ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ               ｒｏｕｔｉｎｅｌｙ.

Ｇｅｔ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｔｏｏ               ｂｙ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｏｒｓ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｈｏｗ               ｙｏｕ               ｆｅｅｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｅｎ               ｏｒ               ｗｅａｋｅｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ.

Ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｎｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＯＰ               ｉｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｈｏｕｓｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｅｌｉｍｉｎａｔｅ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｅｓ,               ｓｅｎｉｏｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ａｔ-ｒｉｓｋ               ａｄｕｌｔｓ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａｎｙ               ｐｌａｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ａ               ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ.
               ｒｅｐｏｓｔｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｍｙ               ｂｌｏｇ               ａｔ               ｗｏｏｄｇａｔｅｓｖｉｅｗ
               ＲＥＳＯＵＲＣＥＳ:
               Ｂｒｉｃｋｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｃｋｌｅｒ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ
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