PPACA in Depth

Is Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board a Cause for Concern?

Researched by Linda DeSolla Price Published - July 25, 2017
Last Updated - December 11, 2018

Why is the Medical Community Concerned About Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and MedPAC? IPAB and MedPAC are Medicare’s cost control systems. We discuss concerns that the medical community has about their potential to limit services and profits. What is The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)? The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is, in theory,… Read More

What Happens to ObamaCare When Obama Leaves Office?

Researched by Greg Published - August 19, 2015
Last Updated - November 9, 2016

ObamaCare is short for the Affordable Care Act and is a U.S. law so it won’t go away when Obama leaves office. All Republican candidates want to repeal it, but will have a hard time undoing many of it’s provisions due to the way our system works.

Summary of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - March 2, 2015
Last Updated - March 2, 2015

Summary of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 The HealthCare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was signed into law along with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, below is a summary. The health care related sections of both of these laws is what we usually think of as “ObamaCare”. The Student Aid and Fiscal… Read More

ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - February 7, 2022

Get the Facts on ACA Sign-Ups (Updated for 2022) The information on ObamaCare sign-ups and enrollments is here. Let’s look at the ObamaCare enrollment numbers and figure out who signed up, who enrolled, who paid, who lost coverage, who got subsidies, what type of coverage people got, and where they got it. A Summary of… Read More

Summary of Provisions in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - March 31, 2015

The following is a summary of every provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR3590. Most of what you need to know about the PPACA is contained in title I – Quality, Affordable Health Care For All Americans. Title I contains almost all of the new benefits, rights, and protections, rules for employers,… Read More

Obamacare Bill: Full PPACA & Related Laws

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - April 18, 2016

ObamaCare Bill, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Read or download the ObamaCare bill. Get full versions of ObamaCare, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and related bills and laws. ObamaCare, AKA the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, or Affordable Care Act (ACA) for short, was signed into law on… Read More

ObamaCare Health Insurance Rules, Regulations and Standards

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 7, 2014
Last Updated - December 16, 2014

ObamaCare’s Proposed Rules and Regulations: The Minimum Standards all Health Insurance Plans Sold on and Off the Exchange The proposed ObamaCare health insurance rules and regulations are in. The new ObamaCare health insurance rules dictate the minimum standards of all health insurance plans sold off and on the exchange. The rules proposed November 20th 2012… Read More

Affordable Care Act Summary

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 7, 2014
Last Updated - August 24, 2020

Our ‘Affordable Care Act’ Summary breaks down ObamaCare section by section. The ‘Affordable Care Act’ summary will give the most factual representation of the law by summarizing each of the Act’s 10 titles. Every title and every section of the ‘Affordable Care Act’ is packed with details (even the condensed version of the law is… Read More

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