Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Public Law 111-148
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
by the 111th Congress of the United States
610487Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — 2010by the 111th Congress of the United States
111TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
2ND SESSION

An Act
Entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.[edit]

(a) Short Title.—
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act´´.
(b) Table of Contents.—
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
TITLE I − QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS (Sections 1001 - 1563)
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
Subpart A − Premium Tax Credits and Cost-sharing Reductions
Subpart B − Eligibility Determinations
Part II − Small Business Tax Credit
Subtitle F − Shared Responsibility for Health Care
Part I − Individual Responsibilities
Part II − Employer Responsibilities
Subtitle G − Miscellaneous Provisions
TITLE II − ROLE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS (Sections 2001-2955)
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
TITLE III − IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE (Sections 3001 - 3601)
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
TITLE IV − PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH
TITLE V − HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
TITLE VI − TRANSPARENCY AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY
TITLE VII − IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES
TITLE VIII − CLASS ACT
TITLE IX − REVENUE PROVISIONS
TITLE X − STRENGTHENING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS



Approved March 23, 2010.

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