HCR – For Consumers

• Information regarding the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) role and links to the Affordable Care Act, and the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act can be found at http://www.healthreform.gov
• Frequently Asked Questions: Answers For Families And Small Business from the HHS can be found at http://www.healthreform.gov/about/answers.html
• Temporary High Risk Pool. Starting this year, individuals who have been uninsured for at least six months and have a pre-existing condition will be able to get health insurance through the temporary high-risk pool program.
• High-Risk Pool Programs Take a Step Forward, 4/30/10 – Reports on states’ decisions on joining the federally-run high-risk pool vs. running their own high-risk pools.
• Overview of Reform Provisions. Summary of New Health Reform Law, Kaiser Family Foundation, 4/21/2010 (updated regularly)
• Kaiser Foundation, Implementation Timeline for New Health Reform Law