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Please follow the link below to see a side-by-side comparison of the healthcare bills including the Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 4872) to be considered shortly. The Senate Bill, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (H.R. 3590) was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/housesenatebill_final.pdf
The Secretary shall provide grants to States or to the Exchanges operating in those States to set up, expand and give support for offices of consumer assistance for health insurance [...] Any group health plan, group or individual insurance issuer shall implement an effective process for determinations of claims and claims appeals (pp 36, lines 19- [...] Group health plans and health insurance issuers must annually submit to the Secretary, and to enrollees under plan coverage, a report that specifies whether or not the plan meets established [...] Health insurers providing group or individual coverage must issue to the Secretary a report for each plan year concerning what percentage of total premiums that such coverage [...] Wellness programs may include wellness and prevention programs maintained and or delivered by a health care provider, a wellness and prevention plan manager, a wellness or prevention [...] Seek to improve health care outcomes via implementation of initiatives such as quality reporting, case management, coordination of care, management of chronic disease care compliance initiatives relating to [...] Summaries based on the original text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Passed by the US Senate 12-24-09. Passed by the US House of Representatives 3-21-10. Summary is for informational purposes only. Actual provisions and any amended portions of the bills apply). Prohibitions Based on Salary The plan sponsor of a group health plan (other [...] No later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the Act health insurance issuers as well as plan sponsors or designated administrators of self-insured plans must provide a summary of benefits in paper or electronic [...] Not less than one year (12 months) after enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Choices Act, the Secretary will put together standards for insurers for compiling summaries of benefits to [...] |
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