On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the bitterly contested healthcare reform bill, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA represents the largest change to the healthcare system in the United States since the passage of Medicare in 1964 and Medicaid in 1965. Most of the provisions in the law will not go into effect until January 1, 2014. Other provisions take effect during the interim. The next few years of the development of policies to implement the new law are critical. IDF is monitoring the new policies and where necessary will be raising the voice of the PI patient community to make sure that our "zebras" are not left out in the cold.
Periodically, IDF will post on this page, analyses of various provisions and the status of implementation. Some of the posted provisions, such as High Risk Pools, directly affect the PI the community more than others. But, all of the provisions affect everyone. As things change, the postings will reflect the changes.
Each posting contains a short summary, a status update, next steps, links to other sources of information, a long summary and legislative text.
- 340B Expansion UPDATED 06/31/11
- 1099 Reporting 06/31/2011
- Access Board Medical Diagnostics 07/20/2010
- Accountable Care Organizations UPDATED 03/31/2011
- Administrative Simplification 02/24/2011
- Advanced Imaging Services
- Ambulatory Surgical Center Value Based Purchasing 02/11/2011
- ASC Productivity Adjustment UPDATED 09/29/11
- Authority to Deny Plan Bids 7-5-11
- Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act 10/10/11
- Biosimilars UPDATED 09/29/11
- Biosimilars Automatic Substitution
- Biosimilars Congressional Research Service Report
- Bone Density Test UPDATED 07/28/2010
- Branded Pharmaceutical Fee UPDATED 09/29/2011
- C02 EssentialHealth Benefits Requirements UPDATED 01/06/2011
- CDC Employer Based Wellness Programs 02/17/2011
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation UPDATED 03/31/2011
- CLASS Act UPDATED 09/29/11
- Clinical and Community Preventive Services
- Community Based Care Transitions Programs 6-3-11
- Community Health Teams to Support Medical Homes 2/11/2011
- Community Transformation Grants
- Concurrent Care for Children 01/13/2011
- COOP Advisory Board UPDATED 03/31/2011
- Counting Resident Time in Nonprovider Settings 7-5-11
- Cures Acceleration Network 05/24/2010
- Dependent Coverage UPDATED 01/06/2011
- Distribution of Additional Residency Positions UPDATED 01/06/2011
- Distribution for Medicine Qualified Only for Prescribed Drug 10/10/2011
- Drug Sample Transparency
- EARLY Act UPDATED 09/29/11
- Early Retiree Reinsurance UPDATED 03/31/2011
- Web Portal UPDATED 10/21/2010
Reports and Articles on the ACA
