After suffering a stroke in 2003 and retiring from his job as an employee of the Social Security Office, Nathaniel Lawrence was grateful that Medicare covered his many medical expenses.
“I had more than $70,000 in bills after the stroke, including hospital stays and rehabilitation at a nursing home, but everything was covered by Medicare,” the 73-year-old Howell resident and member of the Howell Senior Center said.
“I don’t think Obamacare affects me at all,” he said. “There should be no change.”
While many of the more than 40 million American seniors on Medicare may share that belief with Lawrence, experts say the Affordable Care Act has, in fact, expanded care for seniors and promoted Medicare reform in several subtle and not-so-subtle ways.
“While seniors on Medicare won’t see a whole lot of impact, there are several things they should be aware of as it relates to their health care and the ACA,” said Dr. Mary Campagnolo, a board-certified family physician in Burlington County and the immediate past president of the Medical Society of New Jersey. The MSNJ represents more than 8,500 physician members statewide
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