Summary of provisions of the federal health care reform law. Title i contains provisions related to health care and revenues, including modifications to h. The bill became the senates vehicle for its healthcare reform proposal, discarding the bill s original content. Vote smart provides free, unbiased, indepth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting. The negotiations that led to it were essentially between the white house and democrats in the house and senate, since republicans were unanimous in opposing the bill. Hr 3590 patient protection act and affordable care act. Included are the estimated net federal expenditures in support of. Patient protection and affordable care act hr 3590 health care and education reconciliation act of 2010 hr 4872 after several years and much debate, president obama has signed a sweeping new health reform law. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Summary of provisions of the federal health care reform. Patient protection and affordable care act wikipedia. One hundred eleventh congress of the united states of america.
Adopts the senate bill approach to increase the medicare part a hospital insurance payroll tax rate by 0. In the intervening time subsequent legislation may have amended or repealed the provisions below. Jurist florida attorney general bill mccollum official website announced tuesday that georgia will join press release 18 other states in a lawsuit complaint, pdf challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care bill hr 3590 materials. Hospital valuebased purchasing program title iii, section 3001, beginning p. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on ways and means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Hr 3590 patient protection and affordable care act national key vote the voters self defense system vote smart. Legislation not enacted by the end of a congress is cleared from the books. For each of the major private health insurance reforms, the report first gives a narrative.
The estimates are based on the bill as released by senate majority leader harry reid on november 18 as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for h. Summary of issues affecting long term care in the patient. Rand undertook an analysis of the provisions of this bill related to expanding coverage for people who currently do not have health insurance. Patient protection and affordable care act govinfo. To formally comply with this requirement, the senate repurposed h. Patient protection and affordable care act full title an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to modify the firsttime homebuyers credit in the case of members of the armed forces and certain other federal employees, and for other purposes. Mar 30, 2010 national medical device registry from h. Review of indian specific provisions in health care reform. Provisions relevant to aging services technologies hr 3590 health care reform as enacted page 5 of 11 3 skilled nursing facility. Chamber of commerce, the worlds largest business federation representing the interests of more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region, strongly opposes both the senatepassed version of h. This act may be cited as the pa3 tient protection and affordable care act. Patient protection and affordable care act democrats.
Hr 3590 patient protection act and affordable care act 2010. Text of patient protection and affordable care act hr 3590. A comparative analysis of private health insurance provisions. A comparative analysis of private health insurance. Georgia to join health care constitutionality lawsuit. The health care reform bill passed by the house on march 21,2010 by a partyline. Patient protection and affordable care act passed house march 21, 2010, 219212. This act may be cited as the pa 3 tient protection and affordable care act. Summary hr 3590 health system reform bill as passed by the senate and house and signed by the president march 23, 2010 as amended by the health care and education reconciliation act of 2010 signed by the president march 30, 2010 readers should note that this new law is very complex and will be considerably influenced by. Creates an interagency council dedicated to promoting healthy policies at the federal level. The bill became the senates vehicle for its healthcare reform proposal, discarding the bills original content.
For the most part, the healthcare system changes begin in 2014, with some aspects of. The lawsuit was originally filed jurist report last month in the us district court for the northern district of florida. Patient protection and affordable care act hr 3590. Summary of major provisions of the senate health care bill, h. The health care reform bill passed by the house on march 21,2010 by a partyline vote of 219212. Certified ehr grant program for longterm care facilities. The house cleared the senatepassed version of the bill on march 21, 2010, by a vote of 219212, see legislative bulletin 111 which describes the senatepassed provisions. Analysis of the patient protection and affordable care act h. The senate proposal makes some great strides for our patients. The bill calls for giving priority to certain measures including those that allow assessment of the experience, quality and use of information provided to and used by patients to inform decision making including the use of shared decision making tools and preference sensitive care sec 931 p. Oact memorandum on financial impact of ppaca h r 3590 121009. The purpose of this subdivi 7 sion is to provide affordable, quality health care for 8 all americans and reduce the growth in health care. It had been passed by the house as a revenuerelated modification to the internal revenue code.
The patient protection and affordable care act, also the affordable care act aca or. The patient protection and affordable care act public and private law references public law 90248, public law 95521, public law 100275, public law 102394, public law 104191, public law 10533, public law 106554, public law 108173, public law 109171, public law 110173, public law 110275, public law 110373, public law 110374, public. Here are the provisions of hr 3590 that we support. Hr 3590 patient protection and affordable care act. Mar 22, 2010 nsurance and employer groups are talking about the lack of cost control provisions in h. Read together, this bill and the health carerelated provisions of. To amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal. Summary of provisions of the federal health care reform law hr 3590 and hr 4872 related to preventive health sec. Review of indian specific provisions in health care reform bills other than the indian health care improvement act revised and updated on january 10, 2010 1 last updated on january 10, 2010. We encourage you to keep them in the bill, or strengthen them if possible. The fair labor standards act of 1938 is amended by inserting after section 18b as. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of.
Oact memorandum on financial impact of ppaca h r 3590. After the law went into effect, increases in overall healthcare spending slowed, including. Projected changes in insurance coverage millions under h. A bill must be passed by both the house and senate in identical form and then be signed by the president to become law. Mar 22, 2010 the patient protection and affordable care act public and private law references public law 90248, public law 95521, public law 100275, public law 102394, public law 104191, public law 10533, public law 106554, public law 108173, public law 109171, public law 110173, public law 110275, public law 110373, public law 110374, public. This report compares many of the private health insurance provisions of h. Text of health care bill patient protection and affordable care act hr 3590 posted on march 23, 2010 on march 23, 2010 in washington, d.
The term skilled nursing facility has the meaning given such term in section 1819a of the social security act 42 u. If you find errors or typos, please contact jennifer cooper at. Read together, this bill and the health care related provisions of h. The affordable health care for america act or hr 3962 was a bill that was crafted by the.