 The
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What does the new health
care law mean for Tennessee and me?
In 2012, Tennessee's
legislature will consider the likelihood of a health insurance exchange
in Tennessee. Each state has the option of doing this. If Tennessee
choices to do so, then it can secure significant federal funds to
continue the planning and design work that needs to happen. This
needs to happen if it expects to have a plan ready for approval
by January 1, 2013 and for open enrollment on October 1, 2013.The
Exchange is where Tennesseans will go to enroll. Click
here to get the latest information on the Exchange in Tennessee.
For the latest
from the federal government, check this out. DAILY CHECK
@ HealthCare.gov
New
Timeline - Check It Out
KaiserEDU:
Health
Reform and Medicare, presentation to see
and listen to online and can be downloaded
What
does health reform do for Tennessee & Me?
How
does health reform benefit me and my family?
If
repeal should happen, who would be hurt in Tennessee?
Factsheets
you can download, in black & white or color:
Benefits
beginning 2010: B & W or
Color
Benefits
for Tennessee: B & W or Color
I
am a child: B & W or Color
I
am a person with a disability: B
& W or Color
I
am insured: B & W or Color
I
am a senior and/or on Medicare: B
& W or Color
I
am a small business owner or work for a small business: B
& W or Color
I
am a woman: B & W or Color
How
repeal will hurt women in Tennessee
I
am uninsured (includes uninsurable): B
& W or Color
More
Tennessee Specific Info:
Benefits
to Tennessee by US House District
Benefits
This Year - 2010
Key
Benefits to Tennessee
Chart:
How Tennesseans are Covered with Reform
Good
Deal: Feds Invest $21.5 billion & TN Invests $1.1 billion
More studies
showing positive impact of the Affordable Care Act in adding jobs,
covering thousands more people, and expanding the economy:
- Colorado
says that ACA will create jobs, lower the costs of health care,
and cover thousands more Coloradians. Click
here for study.
- Shelby
County, Tennessee study says that ACA will create 3,400,
expand coverage to 80,000 people, and provide hundreds of million
in economic activity. Click
here for study.
WHAT'S
MY TAX CREDIT?
If you are a small business owner, calculate your tax credit by
using the Small
Business Majority's Premium Tax Credit calculator.
Benefits
& Implementation Timeline
Summary
of the Law
Timeline
for Implementation and Benefits
Summary
of Benefits
Benefits
This Year
Year
1 Benefits
Benefits
for Small Businesses
Benefits
for Seniors
Phase-out
Doughnut Hole
Benefits
for Native Americans
Reducing
Health Disparities
Costs
Chart
showing rising premium costs (1999-2009)
Revenue
Provisions
Feds
Pay for Most of Expansion
Good
Deal: Feds Invest $21.5 billion & TN Invests $1.1 billion
Legal
& Historic
Georgetown
Analysis of Constitutionality of Mandates
Social
Security Improved Over Time
Specific
Componets
Insurance
Subsidies
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts’
health reform law generated a great deal of attention during the
debate on national health reform. As implementation of the new law
moves forward, Massachusetts reform continues to remain in the spotlight,
but not always in a good way. Affordable Care Act opponents have
made the Massachusetts law their bogeyman in attacks on national
reform, often grossly misrepresenting the facts and largely ignoring
the law’s success and popularity with Bay State residents.
Indeed, there has been much said and written about Massachusetts
reform that just doesn’t reflect reality.
The
good news is the truth squad has arrived. The Blue Cross Blue Shield
Foundation of Massachusetts has launched an excellent
online resource dedicated entirely to Massachusetts
health reform—offering the most thorough and accurate picture
to-date of what the state’s groundbreaking health reform law
does, how it is working, and what still remains to be done.
Key
topics include:
– The Massachusetts Law and its History
– Health Reform Implementation
– Health Reform Results
– Financing Massachusetts Reform
– Health Reform 2.0: Cost and Quality
– Lessons from the Massachusetts Experience
– How National Reform Affects Massachusetts
We
encourage Hub readers to check out the new site replete with helpful
resources such as reports, data sources and analyses – and
even videos. Its valuable insights into the lessons of Massachusetts
reform are of great interest to us all as we work to implement the
ACA in our states and communities. is doing this now. There is stuff
to be learned. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation in Massachusetts
has developed a web site
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