Summary & Timeline of The New Healthcare Reform Law
While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was recently signed, the various elements of the extensive legislative change will take place over the next several years. The Kaiser Family Foundation has published a health reform timeline that provides implementation dates for key provisions. It reflects provisions in the new law and incorporates modifications to the law included in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 passed by the House and the Senate.

In addition to the timeline, the Kaiser Family Foundation has also published a helpful summary of the new law, and changes made to the law by subsequent legislation, focuses on provisions to expand coverage, control healthcare costs, and improve the healthcare delivery system.

Click here to download the Kaiser Family Foundation Healthcare Reform Timeline
Click here to download the Kaiser Family Foundation Healthcare Reform Summary
Click here to download the Healthcare Reform Timeline Flowchart

Health Care Reform – What Are Key Considerations For Employers?
After more than a year of debate over reforming our nation’s health care system, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The new law will impose significant new responsibilities on employers nationwide that could, over time, fundamentally alter the nature of employer-sponsored health care and the employer-employee relationship. As employers look ahead to understand the implications of this sweeping legislation, they have provided questions and answers to some of the most pressing issues they are likely to face. Click here to read the entire white paper from the employment and labor law experts at Littler.

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