Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010- (the law and resources to understand it)
What's Here?: This segment includes some of the basic information surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It's a lot of stuff and going to be argued and debated for a long time. The section includes the Act itself, the financials around it, the discussion of repealing it, and some information to consider as the Act is implemented. We've listed some of the major topics of reform in the menu to the right. Everyone needs to be familiar with the basics- it's going to change the way health care operates (good and bad)
The Law, Timelines, and Financials
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act As Passed (This is the legislation- all 900+ pages of it; This is the source from which the health care system is designed to transform; Posted 5-13-10
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (The other portion of health care reform; just to provide the complete picture); Posted 9-27-10
A Summary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Kaiser Family Foundation; Updated June, 2010; (This provides a summary of the highlights of what is included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; A Good resource for everyone.
Timelines of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Kaiser Family Foundation; Updated June, 2010; (This is a good summary of the expected timelines associated with the Act as they stand today)
NEW Federal Funding Under the Affordable Care Act; Kaiser Family Foundation, April, 2012 (The ACA provides $100 billion over 10 years in federal funding and another $100 billion in discretionary spending. Remember- the goal was to be deficit neutral at a minimum. According to this study slightly over $12 billion has been spent to-date. Most of it (67%) to private entities including the tax credits for employers and funds to build the state exchanges. This study was limited but provides a pretty good picture of where things stand today. Will it still be "budget neutral?" We'll see (Posted 4-25-12)
Selected Publications Relative to Health Care Legislation; Congressional Budget Office; December, 2010 (This is a compilation of all the financial information and studies developed by the CBO relative to health care legislation. It includes the original estimates of $900 billion in cost and $140 billion reduction in the deficit. But, who really knows?) Posted 1-7-11
Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Congressional Research Services; October, 2010 (Rep. Michele Bachmann should have read this before starting to say she was "surprised" with the hidden costs of the ACA. This lists all of the appropriations and funding included in the law) Posted 3-7-11
CMS Actuarial Study of the Impact of Health Care Reform; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 4-23-10; These are the new numbers showing a projected increase in costs due to the PPAC- which is no real surprise. We'll need to keep an eye on this one; Posted 4-26-10
Congressional Budget Office Final Scoring of PPAC; ( These are the "official" numbers everyone is using. We can just hope the numbers are right- we made a lot of decisions based on a lot of uncertainty); Posted 3-22-10
