Health Care Reform 2010
Questions and answers about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the AAFP
How will health care reform legislation impact
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How did AAFP help make reform a reality?
Where can I find reliable information about the legislation?
How did AAFP help make reform a reality?
Where can I find reliable information about the legislation?
Background on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The AAFP believes that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed in to law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, is an important step forward in improving health care in this country. Support of this legislation is consistent not only with family medicine’s long-held priorities, but with advocacy principles adopted by the AAFP Congress of Delegates in October 2009 (15-page PDF file; About PDFs).
Specifically, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will:
Specifically, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will:
- guarantee coverage and expand access to health care for 32 million more Americans;
- help shift the United States toward a health care delivery system based on primary care;
- advance the principles of the patient-centered medical home, and
- eliminate many of the worst practices of the health insurance industry, such as dropping patients when they get sick and denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
Learn more about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:
- Read a quick summary of the legislation (3-page PDF file; About PDFs);
- Download the entire bill (2,409-page PDF file; About PDFs); or
- View a timeline for implementation (9-page PDF file; About PDFs).
Federal Advocacy
