Health Care Reform

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), effective March 23, 2010, represents the greatest change in U.S. health care since the adoption of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and holds promise for increased access to care, greater quality and better value for health care expenditures. While this change presents challenges, it also presents opportunities - especially the opportunity for hospital leaders, in partnership with state and federal officials and other stakeholders, to transform the health care delivery system.

Information on our website for Health Care Reform is separated into the following categories:

• Delivery System
• Payment Reform
• Coverage and Insurance
• Legal

Issues and Answers: An Informational Series for Hospital Leaders

• The U.S. Supreme Court's Review of Federal Health Reform (May 2012)
• State Insurance Exchange (April 2012)
• Health Care Reform in 2012 (March 2012)
• ACO Medicare Shared Savings Program - Final Rule Compared to Proposed Rule (March 2012)
• Health Care Reform - First Anniversary Edition (3/23/11)
• Health Care Reform in the Immediate Future - 2011 Implementation (1/3/11)
• Implementing Health Care Reform: Challenges and Opportunities for Illinois Hospitals (August 2010) IHA Task Force on Health Care Reform's summary designed to help Illinois hospital leaders find answers to important questions.
• Timeline of Selected Key Events on Implementation of Health Care Reform Provisions: 2010-2015 

One Year Later: The Long and Winding Road to Health Care Reform (Message on Maryjane Wurth's blog)