Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2.2 MB)  |
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| SECTION 1. |
SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS (108 KB) |
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| TITLE I— |
QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS (351 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE II— |
ROLE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS (216 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE III— |
IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE (454 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE IV— |
PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH (144 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE V— |
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE (252 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE VI— |
TRANSPARENCY AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY (302 KB) |
| 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 |
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| TITLE VII— |
IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES (76 KB) |
| Subtitle A— |
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation |
| Subtitle B— |
More Affordable Medicines for Children and Underserved Communities |
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| TITLE VIII— |
CLASS ACT (70 KB) |
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| TITLE IX— |
REVENUE PROVISIONS (110 KB) |
| Subtitle A— |
Revenue Offset Provisions |
| Subtitle B— |
Other Provisions |
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| TITLE X— |
STRENGTHENING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS (352 KB) |
| 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 |
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