HEALTH REFORM

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act have three major goals:

Expand Coverage
Reduce Health Care Costs
Improve the Quality of Care

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Our Experience

With almost two decades of experience in managing health care for the nation’s most vulnerable, Amerigroup is well positioned to address the challenges and growth opportunities of health reform.

Our dedicated team of health reform policy analysts is here to provide information and assessment to our constituents, engage in constructive feedback throughout the regulatory process, and assist with the planning and implementation of functional changes that this legislation entails.

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Supreme Court Decision

The Affordable Care Act is upheld. See our FAQs for more answers.

What You Will Find On This Site

Library – a large collection of resources to help inform and educate on key health reform topics, including the Policy Options for States series, white papers, reading lists, health reform glossary and acronym guide, plus much more

Timelines – timelines showing a summary of major provisions affecting the U.S. health system and health care industry, and select publicly funded health care programs

Issue Briefs – statutory information of the Affordable Care Act broken down into easy-to-understand, issue-oriented briefing reports, including a series overview to get a complete list of issue briefs

Reform Spotlight – a running record of health reform in the news

Reform Spotlight

Clock ticking on full Medicaid expansion funds
POLITICO: Expansion remains an open question in about a dozen states after months of legislative fights. As more states continue to wrap up their budgets, some are already looking to next year’s legislative sessions as their next shot at the expansion, even amid calls for state legislatures to return for special sessions.
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Feds Make It Easier For States To Enroll Poor Under Health Law
Kaiser Health News: The Obama administration is making it easier for states to sign up the poor for health coverage – and to help those people stay covered. On Friday, it informed state officials that they could simplify enrollment in Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor, to handle the onslaught of millions of anticipated enrollees next year when the health care law expands coverage. The administration said the changes are geared to states that are expanding their programs, but they may also be adopted by others.
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HEALTH REFORM

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act have three major goals: Expand Coverage Reduce Health Care Costs Improve the Quality of Care

Our Experience

Supreme Court Decision

What You Will Find On This Site

Reform Spotlight

Health Care Reform e-News Alert

Our Experts Talk About Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform in Your State

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act have three major goals:

Expand Coverage
Reduce Health Care Costs
Improve the Quality of Care