“CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have updated their estimates of the budgetary effects of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that relate to health insurance coverage. The new estimates, which are included in CBO’s latest baseline projections, reflect CBO’s most recent economic forecast, account for administrative actions… Continue Reading
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Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Affordable Care Act
CRS – Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing; Bernadette Fernandez, Specialist in Health Care Financing. March 13, 2014 “The Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) includes reforms of the health insurance market that impose requirements on private health insurance plans. Such reforms relate to… Continue Reading
Women at high risk for breast cancer now to receive some drugs free under Affordable Care Act
HHS news release: “Based on a robust review of the evidence, an independent panel of experts known as the United States Preventive Services Task Force – or USPSTF – recently recommended that clinicians offer to prescribe chemo-preventive medications like tamoxifen or raloxifene for women who are at an increased risk (provided they are also at… Continue Reading
State Profiles: How Will the Uninsured Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?
Kaiser Family Foundation searchable database: “The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to extend coverage to many of the 47 million nonelderly uninsured people nationwide. Learn how the ACA could expand coverage to the uninsured in your state.” Continue Reading
Infographic Provides a State-by-State Look at How Uninsured People Will Fare Under the Affordable Care Act
“A new interactive infographic from the Kaiser Family Foundation presents a comprehensive look at how the uninsured are expected to fare in each state next year after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes full effect on Jan. 1. The ACA provides new coverage options for many of the nation’s 47 million nonelderly uninsured people across the income spectrum,… Continue Reading
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act
CRS – Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act – C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Health Policy; Janet Kinzer, Information Research Specialist. November 22, 2013. “Congress is deeply divided over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health reform law enacted in March 2010.Since the ACA’s enactment, lawmakers opposed to specific provisions in the ACA,… Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for Premium Tax Credit Project
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for the Premium Tax Credit Project. September 27, 2013. Reference Number: 2013-23-119. “The overall objective of this review was to determine if the IRS is adequately managing systems development risks for the PTC Project. TIGTA evaluated the IRS’s key management controls and processes for… Continue Reading
Trends in Health Care Cost Growth and the Role of the Affordable Care Act
Council of Economic Advisors, November 2013 – Trends in Health Care Cost Growth and the Role of the Affordable Care Act “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed against a backdrop of decades of rapid growth in health care spending in the United States. While much of this historical increase reflects the development of new… Continue Reading
New and Updated Resources Look at the Uninsured and the Affordable Care Act
“The Kaiser Family Foundation has updated two resources on health coverage and the uninsured and created a new interactive feature that highlights several segments of the uninsured population and how they are likely to be affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance on the Eve… Continue Reading
Analysis Provides State-by-State Estimates of Poor Uninsured Adults Who Fall Into the “Coverage Gap” Under the Affordable Care Act
“A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides state-level data showing how many impoverished uninsured adults fall into the Affordable Care Act’s “coverage gap” — those who will be ineligible to enroll in Medicaid and also will not qualify for financial assistance to buy private health insurance in the new marketplaces in states that… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DHS, DOD’s POW/MIA Mission, Fewer Power Plants, Affordable Care Act, Bureau of Prisions
Department of Homeland Security – Oversight and Coordination of Research and Development Efforts Could Be Strengthened, GAO-13-766T, Jul 17, 2013 DOD’s POW/MIA Mission – Top-Level Leadership Attention Needed to Resolve Longstanding Challenges in Accounting for Missing Persons from Past Conflicts, GAO-13-619, Jul 17, 2013 Federal Printing – Fewer Plants Are in Operation Than in 1990,… Continue Reading
ALA Resources Guide on the Affordable Care Act
“The Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and then signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010. On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court rendered a final decision to uphold the health care law… Role of Libraries – ALA Policy B.8.11, The Role of Libraries in Providing E-Government and Emergency Services (Old… Continue Reading
