Health Care Reform Act (2010)

The Act

• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  Text of H.R. 3590 (Now P.L. 111-148)
• Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010
  Text of H.R. 4872 (Now P.L. 111-152)
• Section 2401 C – Community First Choice Option
• Sec 2402 – HCBS changes to 1915i
• Section 2406 – Sense of the Senate Regarding Long-Term Care

Important Resources About Healthcare Reform Act

• HealthCare.gov
  The Obama administration launched this website as an online tool connecting consumers with information and resources to help them access quality, affordable health coverage.
• Health Care Reform Explained (AARP Bulletin – 7/710)
  Your questions answered.
  Patti's Comment: This is a great resource for questions related to health care reform.

General Information About Healthcare Reform Act

• Implementation and the Legacy of Health Care Reform (New England Journal of Medicine)
  The stakeholders in Washington, D.C., know all too well that the players who will wield the most influence over how the law’s reforms are integrated into the nation’s health care system do not reside in the Capitol Building. The new power brokers will be housed in the White House, the Office of Management and Budget, and myriad federal departments and agencies – particularly the Department of Health and Human Services, which will administer the bulk of the new act’s phased-in provisions.
• The Affordable Care Act's New Patient's Bill of Rights (HealthReform.gov – 6/22/10)
  A major goal of the Affordable Care Act is to put American consumers back in charge of their health coverage and care.
• Who's the Boss? (The Michigan Lawyer)
  Gov. Jennifer Granholm, in a sternly worded, hand-delivered letter, has told Attorney General Mike Cox to back off on participating in a Florida lawsuit challenging the federal health care reform bill signed into law earlier this week.

Resources About Healthcare Reform Act

•  Health Care Reform (National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care)
  The passage of health care reform will create the most significant improvements and changes in long-term care in a generation. This site provides several links with informative resources.
• Health Reform Center
  The Department of Health and Human Services has been entrusted with the responsibility for implementing many major provisions of the historic health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which the President signed into law on March 23, 2010.
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  Health Reform issues gateway website.
• Your Small Business and Health Care Reform (US Small Business Administration)
  Learn more about how health care reform will benefit your small business, employees and their families

More PEKD Advocacy pages About Healthcare Reform Act:

• Effects – Elderly/Disabled
• Effects – General
• Effects – Medicaid/Medicare