Health Care Reform: Legislation & Resources

Legislation

H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PDF)

Public Law 111-152 (HR 4872) - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (PDF)

Related regulations

Regulations Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) (Congressional Research Service) (PDF)

Executive orders

Executive Order 13535 - Ensuring Enforcement and Implementation of Abortion Restrictions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (March 24, 2010) (PDF)

Cost analyses

Congressional Budget Office: Letter of March 11, 2010, to Sen. Harry Reid Estimating Costs of HR 3590 (PDF) 

Congressional Budget Office: Letter of March 20, 2010, to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Estimating Costs of HR 3590 and HR 4872 (PDF) 

Internal Revenue Service

Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions

Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Relating to Status as a Grandfathered Health Plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PDF)

Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Dependent Coverage of Children to Age 26 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PDF)

Small Business Health Care Tax Credit: Frequently Asked Questions

Tax Treatment of Health Care Benefits Provided With Respect to Children Under Age 27 (Notice 2010-38) (PDF)

Articles

"10 Steps to Better Health Care," by Atul Gawande, Donald Berwick, Elliott Fisher, and Mark McClellan, The New York Times, Aug. 13, 2009

The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care, by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, June 1, 2009