Health Care Reform

Below are links to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), presentations on its business impact, and reports on its implementation.

For the latest news and developments on health care reform law and implementation, also visit ACHP's Media Monitoring Report.

The ACA, Implementation Timeline, and Summaries
ACHP has compiled a series of implementation timelines and summaries of the ACA

Presentations
ACHP hosted a series of web conferences between April 27, 2010 and June 1, 2010 that outline business implications of the ACA.

Reports
ACHP has collected reports on health care reform and health care reform implementation

The ACA, Implementation Timeline and Summary

Consolidated PPACA
The Consolidated version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) includes the Title X (manager's amendments) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA).
May 2010

HPA summary of the ACA
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. prepared a summary of PPACA and HCERA.
April 2010

PPACA and HCERA Implementation timeline chart
ACHP has prepared a timeline for implementation of the ACA.
April 2010

HPA Timeline of Health Care Reform
Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. prepared a detailed timeline of health care reform.
April 2010

Presentations
ACHP sponsored a series of six web conferences between April 27 and June 1 for member plans to understand and discuss major components of the health care reform law. The following presentations were prepared for the series by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., which provides policy consultation to ACHP:

Business Implications: Insurance Reforms Under PPACA and HCERA
April 27, 2010

Business Implications: Qualified Health Plans, Essential Benefits and Insurer Requirements
May 5, 2010

Business Implications: Exchanges, CO-OPs, Multi-State Plans and Medicaid Expansions
May 11, 2010

Business Implications: Medicare Payment Changes
May 18, 2010

Business Implications: Taxes, Assessments, and other Revenue Provisions
May 25, 2010

Business Implications: Delivery System Reform, Program Integrity, and Other Issues
June 1, 2010

Reports

Implementation

Institute of Medicine - Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Coverage and Cost
The Institute of Medicine has released their report on essential health benefits. Secretary Sebelius asked the Institute of Medicine to prepare recommendations for a process to define and update
essential health benefits. 
October 2011

CRS Report - Upcoming Rules Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Congressional Research Service has prepared a report on upcoming rules and regulation.
January 2011

Health Care Reform

Commonwealth Fund - Report on Health Care Opinion Leaders and Congressional Priorities
The Commonwealth Fund and Modern Healthcare have prepared a report in which health leaders were surveyed on the direction of health care reform. The majority of health care policy leaders support PPACA and its implementation. The chart pack can be found here.
February 2011

CRS Report - Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
The Congressional Research Services has prepared an analysis of legislative and constitutional power associated with health care.
February 2011

CRS Report - Individual Mandate
The Congressional Research Service has prepared an analysis and report on the individual mandate.
February 2011

CRS Report - Enforcement of Private Health Insurance Market Reforms Under the PPACA
The Congressional Research Service has prepared a report on enforcement of insurance reforms.
February 2011

HPA Summary of Health Care Reform Applicability to Different Types of Health Insurance or Benefit Plans
This is a summary of health care reform provisions and their applicability to different types of health coverage.
June 2010

CBO Report of PPACA and HCERA
The CBO released its analysis of the complete health care reform package.
March 2010