The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act is Working for Nevada and America

How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of Nevada (06/12)
Two Years Later: The Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Nevada (03/12)
Affordable Care Act 2nd Anniversary National Fact Sheet (White House, 03/12)
Implementation Accomplishments
The Health Care Law Contains Costs (03/12)
Jobs Have Grown Under the Health Care Law (03/12)
In Nevada, 101,33 with Medicare Get Free Preventive Services (CMS, 07/12)
People with Medicare in Nevada Save $22,196,001 on Prescription Drugs (CMS, 06/12)
The Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund in Your State: Nevada (02/12)
The Bottom Line: How the Affordable Care Act Helps Nevada Families (Families USA, 10/11)
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Nevada  
At Stake: What Repealing the Affordable Care Act Would Mean for Middle Class Families (07/12)

Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

Myths and Facts (White House)
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) (04/12)
Patient's Bill of Rights (02/12)
Affordable Insurance Exchanges: Seamless Access to Affordable Coverage (08/11)
Review of Health Insurance Rate Increases (10/11)
Administration Implements New Health Reform Provision to Improve Care Quality, Lower Costs (04/11)
Reducing Improper Payments, Fighting Fraud, and Curbing Waste and Abuse Under the Affordable Care Act (08/11)
Strengthening Medicare (01/12)
Creating Jobs and Increasing the Number of Primary Care Providers (06/10)
Reducing Costs, Protecting Consumers: The Affordable Care Act on the One Year Anniversary of the Patient’s Bill of Rights (09/11)

How will health care reform help you?

• African Americans 
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
• Early Retirees - Aged 55 to 64   
• Nevada - Early Retiree Reinsurance Program 
• Fact Sheet: The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (White House Blog, 05/10)
• Families with Children 
• Health Care Providers 
• Large Business
• Latinos (Spanish)
• Native Americans 
• People with Disabilities
• People with Pre-Existing Conditions  
• The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions (HHS, 10/10)
• Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• Rural Nevadans
• Self-Employed 
• Seniors 
• Veterans
• How the Affordable Care Act Will Help Nevada's Service Members, Veterans and Their Families (05/10)
• Small Businesses 
• Actual, Factual Information About Healthcare Reform (Small Business Majority)
• Small Business Tax Credit Calculator (Small Business Majority)
• Debunking More Myths on the Affordable Care Act and Small Business (White House Blog, 05/10)
• Administration Releases New Guidance on Small Business Health Care Tax Credit (White House, 05/10
• Young Adults
• Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act: Protecting Young Adults and Eliminating Burdens on Families and Businesses (04/10)
• Women  
• Health Reform for Nevada's Women (03/12)
• Women’s Preventive Services in the Affordable Care Act: What’s New as of August 1, 2012 (National Women’s Law Center, 07/12)
• How To Find Out If and When Your Health Plan Will Begin Covering Women’s Preventive Services with No Co-Pay (National Women’s Law Center, 07/12)
• Contraceptive Coverage in the Health Care Law: What Happens on August 1, 2012? (National Women’s Law Center, 07/12)

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold the Affordable Care Act

Senator Reid’s Floor Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act (06/12)
President Obama Speaks on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision (White House YouTube video, 06/12)
Health Reform Benefits the American People (White House, 06/12)

Other Helpful Resources:

HealthCare.Gov  (HHS)
PCIP.Gov - The Official U.S. Government Site for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)  (HHS)
Full Text of the Affordable Care Act  (H.R. 3590)
Full Text of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act  (H.R. 4872)