Freeze the income threshold for income-related Medicare Part B premiums for 2011 through 2019 at 2010 levels, and reduce the Medicare Part D premium subsidy for those with incomes above $85,000/individual and $170,000/couple.
DetailsProvide Medicare payments to qualifying hospitals in counties with the lowest quartile Medicare spending for 2011 and 2012.
DetailsReduce annual market basket updates for Medicare providers beginning in 2011.
DetailsProhibit Medicare Advantage plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements for some Medicare covered benefits than is required under the traditional fee-for-service program.
DetailsRestructure payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by setting payments to different percentages of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) rates.
DetailsProvide a 10% Medicare bonus payment to primary care physicians and to general surgeons practicing in health professional shortage areas. (Effective 2011 through 2015)
DetailsRequire pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide a 50% discount on brand-name prescriptions filled in the Medicare Part D coverage gap beginning in 2011 and begin phasing-in federal subsidies for generic prescriptions filled in the Medicare Part D coverage gap.
DetailsRequire chain restaurants and food sold from vending machines to disclose the nutritional content of each item.
DetailsEstablish the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council to develop a national strategy to improve the nation’s health
DetailsProvide grants for up to five years to small employers that establish wellness programs.
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