Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Resources: Web Sources

The agency that administers Medicare and the federal part of Medicaid. Unfortunately, the site is incredibly hard to navigate, and there is no well defined area that deals with PPACA overall (specific sites appear below). The most efficient way to search the site is generally to do a site: search in Google; e.g.: "affordable care act" AND Medicaid site:cms.gov

This Center was established under PPACA to “test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care” for Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries.

CMS page on the office that serves people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid ("dual eligibles"), established under PPACA

CMS page on the parts of PPACA related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

The agency within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which "oversees the implementation of the provisions related to private health insurance."

The CMS page on the the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, which will take effect in FY 2013 for hospital discharges that occur on or after October 1, 2012.

Information for individuals & families, employers, and other organizations (e.g., insurers, tax exempt organizations).

The federal government's page on health care reform for consumers

Tasked with advising HHS on certain aspects of information policy and standards under PPACA

The Department of Labor's page on PPACA implementation, including guidance and FAQs

Includes links to guidance and public comments on EBSA regulations, including PPACA-related rules.

Archived version of the federal government site that was live during the development of health care reform.

Explanations and links to government resources from Families USA. a non-partisan health care consumer advocacy organization

Easy to use website that includes a lot of basic information, and allows the user to follow implementation in the individual states

A summary of presentations on determination of essential health benefits and package design under PPACA at workshops held by IOM. Downloadable as a PDF (free registration required).

Weekly update on health care reform issues from the California Healthcare Foundation, published every Wednesday

RAND's COMPARE analysis of the probable future impact of PPACA on health care coverage and spending in California

From the California Healthcare Foundation.

From the California Legislative Analyst's Office, dated May 13, 2010

From the California Legislative Analyst's Office, dated Feb. 13, 2013

Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services (LA County DHS) document to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on what the County will need to do to in light of health reform.

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that advocates about various issues from the perspective of state government interests

The Urban Institute is tracking implementation of the ACA in 10 states (Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia).

Searchable database that tracks state legislation filed in response to PPACA; updated twice a month

Compiled by the office of Sen. Michael Bennet

FAQ on Exchange grants

Has links to many of the court documents for the challenges to PPACA brought by individual states