To what extent will health reform reduce the number of people who are uninsured and change the ways in which people get insurance?
Take the Uninsured Quiz to gauge how much you know about the uninsured population and the consequences of not having health coverage.
The April Health Tracking Poll gauged Americans' opinions of the Affordable Care Act in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health reform law in March.
This issue brief reviews how the Affordable Care Act is expected to affect access to care and affordability of health coverage for women. It also explains the provisions in the new law related to preventive screening services, reproductive health, maternity care and women on Medicare. The brief also includes national and state-level estimates of the percentage of uninsured women ages 18-64 who are likely to qualify for federal help under the law and a summary of key coverage and benefits provisions in the law that affect women.
This fact sheet provides highlights from an analysis tracking the flow of federal Affordable Care Act funds to states as reporter in the Department of Health and Human Services grant database as well as periodic reports from HHS and the Internal Revenue Service.
This tool allows users to track funds awarded by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a variety of governmental and private entities. This funding will go to states, local governments, employers, community health groups and health care providers to implement various provisions aimed at transforming areas of the existing health system and making health insurance coverage more affordable.
Final rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that "implements several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act)" and "codifies policy and procedural changes to" Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) "related to eligibility, enrollment, renewals, public availability of program information and coordination across insurance affordability programs."
Request for information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services "regarding section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act, which provides States with the option to establish a Basic Health Program. This option permits States to enter into contracts to offer one or more "standard health plans'' providing at least the essential health benefits described in section 1302(b) of the Affordable Care Act to eligible individuals in lieu of offering such individuals coverage through the Affordable Insurance Exchange (Exchange)."
See how health care reform will be implemented over the next several years.
Get answers to common questions about health care reform.