Health Reform: The Affordable Care Act

For the first time in America’s history, all Americans will have access to quality, affordable health care under a final package of health insurance reforms signed into law on March 23, 2010 and March 30, 2010. The law will protect Americans from the worst insurance industry practices, offer the uninsured and small businesses the opportunity to obtain affordable health care plans, cover 32 million uninsured Americans, all while reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next decade and more than a trillion dollars over 20 years.

Visit the White House's health reform page for updated health care news, stories from people across the country who are benefiting from the new law, and more information about the law.


How Will Health Insurance Reform Affect You?

Benefits Going Into Effect on September 23, 2010 »
Immediate Benefits »
Guaranteed Benefits »
Estimated Savings for Families Who Are Now on the Individual Market »
Health Reform Q&A »
Insurance Market Reforms That Protect Consumers »
Preventing Disease and Improving the Public's Health »
District-by-District Impact »

Health Insurance Reform: A Guide for Seniors »
America's Women Have the Most to Gain »
What's In It for Young Americans? »
8 Great Ways Student Aid and Health Reform Works for You »
Small Business Guide »
Helping Small Businesses »
Employers and Health Reform »
Rural America »

Provisions of the Affordable Care Act at a Glance:

Timeline for Implementation »
Making Coverage Affordable »
Paying for Health Insurance Reform »
Health Insurance Exchange »
Strengthening the Nation's Health Workforce »
Strengthening Medicare »
Medicare Part D »
Curbing Taxpayer Subsidies for Private Insurers in Medicare »
Maintaining and Improving Medicaid »
Shared Responsibility »
Summary of Revenue Provisions »
Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse »
Addressing Health and Health Care Disparities »
Innovative Delivery System Reform »
Cost Containment »

Why Health Insurance Reform?

The Cost of Inaction »
Health Care by the Numbers »

Supporters:

SUPPORTERS OF HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION »

Bill Text:

Reconciliation Bill Text »
Manager's Amendment »
Text of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590 (Senate health bill) »

CBO Score:

Four Key Points You Need To Know About the NEW (3.20.10) CBO Score »
Full NEW CBO Score (3.20.10) »

Summary Documents:

Summary of Manager's Amendment to H.R. 4872 »
Summary of the bill »
Fact Sheet »
Section by Section of the Reconciliation Bill »
Reconciliation Bill Makes Key Improvements To Senate-passed Bill »
Regular Procedure to Pass Health Insurance Reform »
Open, Transparent Health Reform Debate »