Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
SECTION 1. | SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS ![]() |
TITLE I— | QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS ![]() |
Subtitle A | Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans |
Subtitle B— | Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage |
Subtitle C— | Quality Health Insurance Coverage for All Americans |
PART I— | HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET REFORMS |
PART II— | OTHER PROVISIONS |
Subtitle D— | Available Coverage Choices for All Americans |
PART I— | ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS |
PART II— | CONSUMER CHOICES AND INSURANCE COMPETITION THROUGH HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGES |
PART III— | STATE FLEXIBILITY RELATING TO EXCHANGES |
PART IV— | STATE FLEXIBILITY TO ESTABLISH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS |
PART V— | REINSURANCE AND RISK ADJUSTMENT |
Subtitle E— | Affordable Coverage Choices for All Americans |
PART I— | PREMIUM TAX CREDITS AND COST-SHARING REDUCTIONS |
PART II— | SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT |
Subtitle F— | Shared Responsibility for Health Care |
PART I— | INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY |
PART II— | EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES |
Subtitle G— | Miscellaneous Provisions |
TITLE II— | ROLE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Improved Access to Medicaid |
Subtitle B— | Enhanced Support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program |
Subtitle C— | Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Simplification |
Subtitle D— | Improvements to Medicaid Services |
Subtitle E— | New Options for States to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports |
Subtitle F— | Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage |
Subtitle G— | Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments |
Subtitle H— | Improved Coordination for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries |
Subtitle I— | Improving the Quality of Medicaid for Patients and Providers |
Subtitle J— | Improvements to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) |
Subtitle K— | Protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives |
Subtitle L— | Maternal and Child Health Services |
TITLE III— | IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Transforming the Health Care Delivery System |
PART I— | LINKING PAYMENT TO QUALITY OUTCOMES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM |
PART II— | NATIONAL STRATEGY TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY |
PART III— | ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PATIENT CARE MODELS |
Subtitle B— | Improving Medicare for Patients and Providers |
PART I— | ENSURING BENEFICIARY ACCESS TO PHYSICIAN CARE AND OTHER SERVICES |
PART II— | RURAL PROTECTIONS |
PART III— | IMPROVING PAYMENT ACCURACY |
Subtitle C— | Provisions Relating to Part C |
Subtitle D— | Medicare Part D Improvements for Prescription Drug Plans and MA–PD Plans |
Subtitle E— | Ensuring Medicare Sustainability |
Subtitle F— | Health Care Quality Improvements |
Subtitle G— | Protecting and Improving Guaranteed Medicare Benefits |
TITLE IV— | PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Modernizing Disease Prevention and Public Health Systems |
Subtitle B— | Increasing Access to Clinical Preventive Services |
Subtitle C— | Creating Healthier Communities |
Subtitle D— | Support for Prevention and Public Health Innovation |
Subtitle E— | Miscellaneous Provisions |
TITLE V— | HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Purpose and Definitions |
Subtitle B— | Innovations in the Health Care Workforce |
Subtitle C— | Increasing the Supply of the Health Care Workforce |
Subtitle D— | Enhancing Health Care Workforce Education and Training |
Subtitle E— | Supporting the Existing Health Care Workforce |
Subtitle F— | Strengthening Primary Care and Other Workforce Improvements |
Subtitle G— | Improving Access to Health Care Services |
Subtitle H— | General Provisions |
TITLE VI— | TRANSPARENCY AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Physician Ownership and Other Transparency |
Subtitle B— | Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement |
PART I— | IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION |
PART II— | TARGETING ENFORCEMENT |
PART III— | IMPROVING STAFF TRAINING |
Subtitle C— | Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks on Direct Patient Access Employees of Long-term Care Facilities and Providers |
Subtitle D— | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research |
Subtitle E— | Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP Program Integrity Provisions |
Subtitle F— | Additional Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions |
Subtitle G— | Additional Program Integrity Provisions |
Subtitle H— | Elder Justice Act |
Subtitle I— | Sense of the Senate Regarding Medical Malpractice |
TITLE VII— | IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Biologics Price Competition and Innovation |
Subtitle B— | More Affordable Medicines for Children and Underserved Communities |
TITLE VIII— | CLASS ACT ![]() |
TITLE IX— | REVENUE PROVISIONS ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Revenue Offset Provisions |
Subtitle B— | Other Provisions |
TITLE X— | STRENGTHENING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS ![]() |
Subtitle A— | Provisions Relating to Title I |
Subtitle B— | Provisions Relating to Title II |
PART I— | MEDICAID AND CHIP |
PART II— | SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS AND WOMEN |
PART III— | INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT |
Subtitle C— | Provisions Relating to Title III |
Subtitle D— | Provisions Relating to Title IV |
Subtitle E— | Provisions Relating to Title V |
Subtitle F— | Provisions Relating to Title VI |
Subtitle G— | Provisions Relating to Title VIII |
Subtitle H— | Provisions Relating to Title IX |