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Health Care Reform: Impact on Employers and Employees The National Law Journal

23.04.10

After at least a year in the making and months of uncertainty, landmark health care reform legislation has been signed into law.

The new health care law makes sweeping changes to our nation's health care system. Many provisions will have a significant impact upon employers and their employees. While many of the changes are phased in gradually over the next eight years, many changes take effect this year. The attached chart summarizes many provisions of the health care law and the relevant effective dates.

LANDMARK LEGISLATION

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590 (the Patient Protection Act). The Patient Protection Act was passed by the Senate on Dec. 24, 2009 and by the House of Representatives on March 21, 2010. On March 21, 2010, the House also passed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872 (the Reconciliation Act), which amended the Patient Protection Act to reflect provisions proposed by the President in February of 2010 and provisions requested by certain members of Congress. The Reconciliation Act was passed by the Senate on March 25, 2010 and was signed into law by President Obama on March 30, 2010. The following is an overview of how the Patient Protection Act, as amended by the Reconciliation Act, may impact employers and their employees.

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