Healthcare Reform: Summary and Timeline
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. One week later, on March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) was signed into law. These two laws represent the culmination of the healthcare reform efforts that have been underway since President Obama took office.
Now comes the lengthy task of deciphering the thousands of pages that make up this legislation to determine who is impacted, how, and when. Generally speaking, the primary goals of this comprehensive legislation were to extend coverage to the approximately 32 million uninsured Americans, to improve the healthcare delivery system, and to curb the rising costs of healthcare.
