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The Impact of National Health Care Reform

In March of 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act (HCEARA). Taken together, these two new laws (referred to as "health care reform") are expected to have many direct and indirect benefits to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities nationwide.

Given the importance of understanding and preparing for implementation of health care reform, The Arc of New Jersey has developed a comprehensive overview of the impact of health care reform on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New Jersey, available in Adobe PDF format to download and print:

A Preliminary Overview of the Impact of National Health Care Reform on Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey

Additional Resources:

Documents
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: A brochure from the US Department of Health and Human Services about the newly-developed health insurance plan for uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions

Websites
Health Reform GPS
A joint project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

HealthCare.gov (formerly HealthReform.gov)
An internet resource of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

Cuidadodesalud.gov
A partner site to HealthCare.gov, this site is the first of its kind in Spanish intended to "help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage".

Kaiser Family Foundation's Health Reform

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