Although the effects of the controversial health care reform act will be somewhat muted for many older Americans, it will inevitably have enough of an impact that seniors will discover that there is plenty to like and dislike about the law, a University of Illinois expert on elder law cautions in published research.
Law professor Richard L. Kaplan says the virtues of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 are a “mixed bag,” and how it will affect any one person depends on that person’s specific situation.
“You have to expect some negative aspects to any plan that takes $575 billion out of Medicare, a program that affects primarily older people and the disabled,” Kaplan said. “That’s invariably going to cut some people’s benefits.” Read the full article at: news.illinois.edu