HHS Affordable Care Act Bulletin - July 8, 2011
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Contents:
- Recent News
- Recent Healthcare Blog Posts
- Speeches
- Fact Sheets
- Information for Your Community & You
- State By State Fact Sheets
- Regulations & Guidance
- Letters
- Grants
- Brochures/Educational Materials
- Special Programs
Recent News
July 8: Obama administration offers states new ways to improve care, lower costs for Medicaid
June 30: Affordable Care Act cuts health care red tape, saves $12 billion
June 29: Affordable Care Act to improve data collection, reduce health disparities
Recent HealthCare Blog Posts
July 8: Medicaid: More than Just Numbers, By Jon Carson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement
July 8: Helping States Improve Care and Reduce Costs, By Don Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
July 8: Raising Patient Safety Awareness Across the Country, Joe McCannon, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, CMS
July 7: Health Insurance Leads to Healthier Americans, By Sherry Glied, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
July 1: Protecting Physicians and People with Medicare, By Don Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
June 30: Sharing Your Prevention Tips, By Julia Eisman, HHS New Media Communications Director
June 30: Freeing Doctors to Focus on Patients, Not Paperwork, By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
June 29: A Key Legal Victory for Health Care, By Stephanie Cutter, Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Advisor
June 29: Collecting Data We Need to Reduce Health Disparities, By Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
June 28: Affordable Care Act Saves $260 Million This Year, By Don Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
June 24: Helping Parents Quit Smoking
Speeches
June 27, 2011 2nd Annual National Accountable Care Organization Summit; Washington, D.C.
June 17, 2011 US Conference of Mayors; Baltimore, MD
June 7, 2011 National Disability Rights Network; Baltimore, MD
June 7, 2011 Hampton University 97th Annual Ministers’ Conference; Hampton, VA
June 6, 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit; Washington, D.C.
Fact Sheets
The fact sheets are condensed summaries of important provisions in the Affordable Care Act.
June 29, 2011
Improving Data Collection to Reduce Health Disparities
June 29, 2011
Improving Data Collection for the LGBT Community
June 28, 2011
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts to May 31, 2011
June 23, 2011
Comprehensive Health Programs to Address Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use in the Workplace
June 17, 2011
Annual Limits Policy: Protecting Consumers, Maintaining Options, and Building the Bridge to 2014
June 16, 2011
The National Prevention Strategy: America’s Plan for Better Health and Wellness
June 10, 2011
State by State Enrollment in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, as of April 30, 2011
June 9, 2011
Health Disparities: Improving Health Equity
Information for Your Community and You
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
State By State Fact Sheets
Choose your state to learn more about the immediate benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
Learn the facts and statistics about how the Affordable Care Act will benefit each state.
Regulations & Guidance
Regulations and guidance are used to implement many of the Affordable Care Act provisions that address both private and public health insurance.
Administrative Simplification – Interim Final Rule on the Adoption of Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claim Status Transactions (Issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Medicaid – Final Rule on Federal Funding for Medicaid Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Activities (Issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Letters
Administration officials issue letters requesting information, issuing guidance, announcing progress to date, and other implementation efforts.
Letter from Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury to House Speaker John Boehner Regarding the Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act (January 5, 2011)
Grants
The Affordable Care Act creates a number of new grant opportunities. Below, you will find links to the grant centers for the agencies administering these grants. There, and at Grants.gov, you can search for relevant grant opportunities.
CDC National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII) Grants
Consumer Assistance Program Grants – search for CFDA number 93.519
OCIIO State Planning and Establishment Grants – search for CFDA number 93.525.
OCIIO Health Insurance Premium Review Grants
Health Insurance Premium Review Grants
Administration for Children and Families Grants
Administration on Aging Grants
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Resources and Services Administration Grants
National Institutes of Health Grants
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grants
Brochures/Educational Materials
Below you’ll find brochures and materials related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
New Benefits for Graduates and Young Adults (PDF – 206 KB)
Better Benefits, Better Health (PDF – 374 KB)
Better Benefits, Better Health for Women (PDF – 311 KB)
Better Benefits, Better Health for Young Adults (PDF – 193 KB)
Better Benefits, Better Health for Seniors (PDF – 128 KB)
Better Benefits, Better Health for Small Businesses (PDF – 160 KB)
The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for You (PDF - English 2.78 MB, Spanish 2.59 MB)
The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for Employers (PDF - English 916 KB, Spanish 963 KB)
The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for Small Business (PDF - English 1.17 MB, Spanish 1 MB)
The New Health Care Law - What it Means for You and Your Family (PDF - English 899 KB, Spanish 833 KB)
The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for Rural America (PDF - English 1.06MB, Spanish 833 KB)
The Affordable Care Act - What it Means for Young Adults (PDF - English 971 KB, Spanish 879 KB)
Patient Protections & Insurance Reforms
Poster: Are You Eligible for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan? (PDF - English 271 KB, Spanish 231 KB)
Newsletter Language for Partners: Use this toolkit to share information about the PCIP program with your newspaper or newsletter readers.
Website Language for Partners: Use this toolkit to share information about the PCIP program with your online readers.
The Affordable Care Act — What it Means for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions (PDF - English 354 KB, Spanish 356 KB)
Medicare and the New Health Care Law — What it Means for You
Special Programs
Several new programs across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services support the work of the Affordable Care Act. You will find information about these programs on this page.