ISSUES IN FOCUS
Full Text of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Full Text of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152)
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More health insurance reform documents and resources are available on the Health Insurance Reform page.
Implementation
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (11/23/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (11/15/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (10/20/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (10/4/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (9/24/10)
- Six Months of Health Reform and a Patient's Bill of Rights (9/22/10)
- Health Reform Implementation Resources (8/26/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (9/17/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (8/27/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (8/5/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (7/30/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (7/23/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (7/16/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (6/30/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (6/18/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (6/11/10)
- Health Reform Delivers for Seniors (6/10/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (5/28/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Implementation Update (5/19/10)
Summaries
- Summary of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (9/10/10)
- Summary of Health Care and Revenue Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (9/17/10)
- Detailed Summary of Health Care and Revenue Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (9/17/10)
Background
Section-by-Section Analyses
- Section-by-Section Analysis of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (3/23/10)
- Section-by-Section Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with Changes Made by Title X and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act included within Titles I-IX, where Appropriate (9/17/10)
Immediate Benefits
- Six Months of Health Reform and a Patient's Bill of Rights (9/22/10)
- Immediate Benefits (8/27/10)
- Implementation Timeline (7/23/10)
Provisions
- Key Improvements to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (3/23/10)
- Insurance Market Reforms that Protect Consumers (3/23/10)
- Making Coverage Affordable (3/26/10)
- Shared Responsibility (3/26/10)
- Ensuring Affordable Choices for Small Businesses (4/1/10)
- The Individual Responsibility Policy is Constitutional (10/15/10)
- Reducing Premiums to Make Coverage Affordable (3/30/10)
- Cost Containment (4/1/10)
- The Health Insurance Exchange (3/30/10)
- Strengthening Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors (9/17/10)
- Strengthening and Improving Medicaid (3/30/10)
- Senate Democrats Are On Your Side: Committed to Strengthening and Improving Medicare and Medicaid (6/29/10)
- Investing in Our Nation's Health Care Workforce (4/1/10)
- Promoting Prevention and Improving Public Health (3/30/10)
- Improving the Quality of Care for All Americans (4/1/10)
- Reforming the Health Care Delivery System (4/1/10)
- Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (9/17/10)
- Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (3/26/10)
- More Affordable Medicines for Children and Underserved Communities (4/1/10)
- The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (3/26/10)
Responding to Opponents
- Health Reform: Republicans Want to Take Benefits Away (9/30/10)
- 'Government Takeover?' Not According to the Health Care Industry (8/3/10)
- The Health Care Republicans Don't Want You to Have (6/29/10)
What Health Reform Means for You
- Health Reform for American Families (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for American Seniors (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for American Women (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Racial and Ethnic Minorities (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for African Americans (7/1/10)
- Health Reform for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (7/1/10)
- Health Reform for Latinos (7/1/10)
- Health Reform for Native Americans (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Early Retirees (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Rural Americans (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Americans with Disabilities (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Young Adults (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Children (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Health Care Providers (4/1/10)
- Health Reform for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families (4/20/10)
- Health Reform for States (9/17/10)
Additional Reports on Health Insurance Reform
Archived Materials
The following links provide access to documents that were distributed by DPC earlier in the health care debate. Please note that the most current versions of all documents are listed above.
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as passed on December 24, 2009
- Archived material on the Managers' Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, introduced December 19, 2009
- Archived material on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as introduced on November 21, 2009
Note: If you need these reports in a format other than pdf, please contact DPC.