Helping seniors save

  • Free preventive care: Because of the new health care law, many preventive services are now free—including cancer screenings, wellness visits, and vaccines.
  • Medicare savings: Under the health care law the average Medicare beneficiary will save $4,200 over the next ten years.
  • Closing the doughnut hole: Nearly 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries saved an average of over $600 on prescription drugs in 2011, and by 2020 the Medicare "doughnut hole" will be closed for good.
  • Lowering premiums: Since 2010, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage premiums have decreased by 16%.