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Archived Materials
The information on this page reflects the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as passed the Senate on December 24, 2009. For the latest information on the health reform legislation, please click here.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as Passed
Summary
- Short Summary of the Legislation
- Detailed Summary of the Legislation
- Section-by-section Analysis
- Section-by-section Analysis with Changes Made by Title X included within Titles I-IX, where Appropriate
Immediate Benefits
Provisions
- Making Coverage Affordable
- Insurance Market Reforms that Protect Consumers
- The Health Insurance Exchange
- Shared Responsibility for Health Care
- Providing Affordable Choices for Small Businesses
- Strengthening Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors
- Medicare Payment Policies in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
Helping Americans
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help American Families
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Seniors
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Women
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Early Retirees
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Rural Americans
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help People with Disabilities
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Young Adults
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Children
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Health Care Providers
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help States
- How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Will Help Native Americans