The health reform legislation, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in March, will ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that it will provide coverage to 32 million more people, or more than 95% percent of Americans, while lowering health care costs over the long term and reducing the deficit by $138 billion over the next ten years, with $1.2 trillion additional deficit reduction in the following 10 years.

CLICK HERE to see how health care reform will benefit California's 13th District.

See the graphic below for more information on how health reform will effect you this year:

• How Reform Works For You
• Immediate Benefits
• Guide for Seniors
• How Reform Helps Women
• What's in it for Young Americans
• Guide for Small Businesses
• Timeline for Implementation

• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
• Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152)

Click here for a list of more than 325 organizations, representing millions of Americans, who support H.R. 4872.

For information on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, and H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, click here.