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CRS Issue Statement on Health Care Reform

Description: On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed health reform legislation into law - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some provisions of which were amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This report covers the basic facts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the affects it was intended to have on health insurance coverage for Americans.
Date: April 6, 2010
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Williams, Erin D.
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Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Description: Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act, or ACA) is having a significant impact on federal mandatory — also known as direct — spending. Most of the projected spending under the law is for expanding health insurance coverage. This report summarizes all the mandatory appropriations and Medicare trust fund transfers in the ACA and provides details on the status of obligation of these funds.
Date: October 10, 2014
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
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Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act, or ACA) reauthorized funding for numerous existing discretionary grant programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ACA also created many new discretionary grant programs and provided for each an authorization of appropriations. Generally, the law authorized (or reauthorized) appropriations through FY2014 or FY2015. This report summarizes all the discretionary spending provisions in the ACA.
Date: October 28, 2014
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen; Colello, Kirsten J.; Heisler, Elayne J.; Lister, Sarah A. & Sarata, Amanda K.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Transitional Reinsurance Program

Description: This report provides an overview of one of the three risk-mitigation programs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the transitional reinsurance program. The first section of the report provides background information on reinsurance and the ACA risk-mitigation programs. The second section describes the components of the transitional reinsurance program, as well as implementation of and experience with the program. The third section discusses questions regarding the scope of HHS's a… more
Date: August 23, 2017
Creator: Uberoi, Namrata K. & Liu, Edward C.
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Affordable Care Act: Litigation Resources

Description: This report discusses the lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Moreover, the report also discusses how the Supreme Court granted three petitions of certiorari and scheduled oral arguments in 2012.
Date: March 23, 2012
Creator: Taylor, Julia & Tarnay, Eva M.
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

Description: The report provides basic consumer sources, including broad overviews of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law, and resources related to specific provisions. It also has links to contacts for specific questions (including websites, hotlines, and online chat assistance).
Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: Napili, Angela
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

Description: The report provides basic consumer sources, including broad overviews of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law, and resources related to specific provisions. It also has links to contacts for specific questions (including websites, hotlines, and online chat assistance).
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Napili, Angela
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