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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Resources: Summaries and Analyses

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Potential Employer Penalties Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Dated July 22, 2013
PPACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges
Dated March 2, 2011
Medicare Hospital Readmissions: Issues, Policy Options and PPACA
Dated September 21, 2010
ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges
July 3, 2012 update
Health Related Revenue Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Dated January 18, 2012
Health Insurance Premium Credits Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)
Dated April 6, 2010
Medicare Provisions in PPACA (P.L. 111-148)
Dated January 24, 2011
Upcoming Rules Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Dated February 1, 2013
New Entities Created Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Dated July 8, 2010
Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Dated June 7, 2010
FDA Regulation of Follow-On Biologics
Dated April 26, 2010
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Dated May 18, 2012
Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Issues for Congress
Dated August 26, 2014

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: IRS Should Expand Its Strategic Approach to Implementation
US Government Accountability Office Report GAO-11-719, dated June 29, 2011

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS related provisions
CMS' section by section analysis of sections of PPACA related to Medicare and Medicaid, as of December 20, 2010. Includes links out to some additional CMS guidance, such as State Medicaid Director letters.
Analysis from the CMS Office of the Actuary
Dated April 22, 2010
Affordable Care Act Update: Implementing Medicare Cost Savings
Overview from CMS of certain Medicare provisions, undated

Congressional Budget Office's PPACA analyses

CBO: Publications by topic
Select "Affordable Care Act" from the "topics and subtopics" drop down box on the left side of the screen.

Section-by-section analyses

Ernst & Young LLP's Summary of Employer Requirements
Dated February 2013
Summary of the Affordable Care Act
Dated April 15, 2011

Topic-Sepcific Analyses

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Employment-Related Provisions
Summary of provisions with implications for employers, from the law firm Foley & Lardner, dated 2010
A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery
From the Rural Policy Research Institute Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, dated June 2010
Public Health Informatics (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)

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