On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). On March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was enacted, the reconciliation law that made changes to the PPACA. After 18 months of legislative activity, preceded by decades of fits and starts, a major step forward was taken in reforming the country’s health care system. Health care reform offers coverage for the majority of uninsured individuals in the United States and eventually will add up to 16 million individuals to the Medicaid program.
The NHeLP analysis includes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148) as well as the amendments made to PPACA by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Recon. Act, P.L. 111-152). Given NHeLP’s focus on Medicaid and CHIP, civil rights, reproductive health and justice, and empowering low-income beneficiaries and their advocates, we have concentrated our analysis on areas of the law most related to those areas and populations.
Click here to go to our Health Reform page, where you will find Parts I-III of our analysis.
The NHeLP analysis includes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148) as well as the amendments made to PPACA by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Recon. Act, P.L. 111-152). Given NHeLP’s focus on Medicaid and CHIP, civil rights, reproductive health and justice, and empowering low-income beneficiaries and their advocates, we have concentrated our analysis on areas of the law most related to those areas and populations.
Click here to go to our Health Reform page, where you will find Parts I-III of our analysis.
