How Does Obamacare Affect Medicare? 
The Affordable Care Act has done a couple things for Medicare recipients . First , it is closing the donut hole in your Prescription Drug Plan thus reducing your out of pocket costs for prescription drugs when you reach the donut hole . It also has instituted free preventative care , allowing access to preventative testing at no cost to the Medicare beneficiary . On the negative side , due to the extra taxes and costs to the providers , Medicare Advantage Plans are being forced to reduce some benefits by increasing copay 's and out of pocket limits , and reducing the number of in-network doctors . 