The Affordable Care Act

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will control health care costs, provide access to quality, affordable health care for Americans, and reduce the deficit. As Chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Baucus played an important role in drafting the historic legislation and in securing passage of the bill through the Senate.

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Health Care Reform Timeline

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Implementation News
09/23/10	Baucus Applauds New Consumer Protections, End to Insurance Company Abuses
09/21/10	Baucus Applauds Lower Costs for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Plans
08/31/10	Baucus Hails Launch of New Program Supporting Early Retiree Health Plans
08/16/10	Baucus Champions Grants to Help States Crack Down on Insurance Companies Rate Hikes
08/05/10	Baucus: Report Showing Stronger Medicare Trust Fund is Good News for America’s Seniors
08/02/10	Baucus Comments on New CMS Medicare Report
07/22/10	Baucus Comment on Health Care Consumer Protection Regulations
07/14/10	Baucus Comment on the Administration's Prevention Regulation
06/22/10	Baucus Comment Regarding New Regulations on Consumer Protections in Health Reform Law
06/14/10	Baucus Comment on New Rule Regarding "Grandfathered" Health Plans
	Keeping Your Coverage: Myth vs. Reality
06/10/10	Baucus, Bingaman, Whitehouse Join Seniors Advocate to Highlight First Wave of Rebate Checks and other Benefits of Health Reform for Seniors
06/07/10	Baucus Hails First Step In Closing Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap
6/04/10	Congressional Leaders Urge HHS Secretary to Protect Seniors in Medicare Advantage Plans
5/21/10	Baucus Praises CMS for Swift Action to Implement Medicare Prescription Drug Discount in 2011
5/21/10	Baucus Comment on Guidelines for the Therapeutic Discovery Project Program
4/20/10	Baucus Comments on Health Insurance Coverage for Children up to Age 26

The Facts about Health Care Reform
06/15/10	Keeping Your Coverage; Myth vs. Reality
04/01/10	Health Care Reform: Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Cutting Fraud, Waste, Abuse
03/24/10	Improving Health Care Reform: Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable and Accessible for Seniors
03/24/10	Improving Health Care Reform: Delivering Fiscal Responsibility
12/24/09	Full Text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as Passed
12/23/09	The Truth About Medicare Accounting
12/19/09	Text of the Manager’s Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
12/16/09	Affordable Care for Small Businesses: Increasing Choice, Protecting Workers
12/15/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What American Families, Small Businesses and Workers Get Right Away
12/14/09	CMS Actuary Report Indicates Health Care Reform Slows the Growth of National Health Care Spending, Bolsters Medicare
12/10/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Independent Analysis Confirms Smarter Health Care Spending Leads to Higher Wages
12/09/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Cutting Taxes, Making Health Care Affordable
12/04/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Representing Fiscal Responsibility
12/03/09	The Numbers on a Full and Transparent Process: The Senate Finance Committee and Health Care Reform
12/02/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Strengthening Medicare, Protecting Seniors
12/01/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Strengthening Medicare and Protecting Benefits for America's Seniors
11/21/09	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Fact vs. Fiction on Health Care Research
11/04/09	Health Care Reform: Lowering Health Care Costs