Visit the following Web sites for information on the recently passed health care reform law, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordability Act, as modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act:
What Health Care Reform Means to HomePEN consumers
"Mini-Med
Plans" (10/9/10)
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/October/08/mini-med-plan-waivers.aspx
Health
Care’s Uneven Road to a New Era (10/6/10)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/economy/06leonhardt.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y
Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Reform Gateway
(comprehensive source, includes summaries, timetables, analysis, etc.)
http://healthreform.kff.org/
Kaiser Health News: Consumers
Guide To Health Reform
(FAQ)
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/March/22/consumers-guide-health-reform.aspx
CDPHP: Health Care Reform
Changes for 2010
(summary)
http://www.cdphp.com/healthcarereform/changesfor2010.aspx
Key Health Law Provisions Begin Sept. 23 (9/14/10)
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/key-health-law-provisions.aspx
Some Families Will Face Wait to Cover Young Adults
(4/27/10)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100427/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_overhaul_young_adults
Three health insurers give many young adults a break:
UnitedHealthcare, WellPoint and Humana say people under 26 can remain on their
parent’s policies until Sept. 23, when they are guaranteed coverage under the
healthcare reforms. (4/21/10)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-college-insure-20100421,0,7759689.story
Related News!
Insurance Companies to Remove Benefit Caps (NPR
broadcast, 9/14/10)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129849468
Updated on 9/20/10