Directed to find $31 million in savings, the Department of Aging and Disability Services will by Dec. 1 put new caps on services provided to people enrolled in four state disability programs.
ACA also prohibits caps on services and requires that durable medical equipment, like exam tables, mammogram equipment, and scales, be accessible to people with disabilities.
Having to rely on Medicaid managed care with limits and caps on service will make it more difficult for people with disabilities to receive needed durable equipment, like braces and wheelchairs; disposable supplies; and rehabilitation and home care services, as well as access to specialty services, like dental and eye care.
This carer experienced a cap on services: ' I had a range of services and they were very good, but towards the end when I really needed help I was told that my entitlement had run out and I couldn't get any more' (Mrs V).
European laws on mobile roaming charges set limits on how much consumers can be charged for voice services, but place only wholesale caps on data services.
On Thursday, the agency moved to eliminate price caps on broadband services marketed to heavy users of data, such as businesses, hospitals, and schools.
Obama's new citizen protections, such a requirement that insurance companies cover people with pre-existing conditions, a ban on charging more for those with complicated health problems and the removal of insurance payout caps on medical services, are all supported by the insurance premiums of new people entering the market through the mandate.
If the government proceeds to introduce price caps on hospital services, this could also facilitate efficiency.
La Guardia was a mess years before Congress lifted caps on new service.
La Guardia's gridlock of recent months, for instance, resulted from the move by Congress to lift caps on new service.
"I don't know whether the click-fraud software can detect whether it is communicating over WiFi or a 3G/4G network," adds Brandt, "but for those with bandwidth caps on their service, this could eat up a significant amount of your monthly bandwidth just to line the pockets of Yingmob".
