In this KaiserEDU.org tutorial, Tricia Neuman, Sc.D., Kaiser Family Foundation’s Vice President and Director of the Medicare Policy Project, reviews the background of the Medicare program and explains the key Medicare provisions included in the new health reform law. She explains major changes affecting benefits including the Medicare prescription drug benefit and preventive services, as well as the provisions that achieve savings and the law’s impact on Medicare Advantage. Neuman also discusses the numerous delivery system, quality and payment reforms and touches on future challenges.

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