Health Reform Resources 

Health Reform Enacted

On March 23rd, 2010, President Obama signed health reform into law . 

  • Full text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can be found here.
  • New AMCHP Analysis of Health Reform Focuses on Key Provisions, Opportunities, and Challenges for State MCH Programs - PDF Powerpoint Presentation
  • AMCHP Summary of MCH Related Provisions in Health Reform Bill (3/22/2010)
  • New Sections of Title V Created in Health Reform Bill (3/22/1010)

 

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Opportunities

HHS Funding Announcement for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Replication of Evidence-based Programs. Technical Assistance Webinar

HHS Funding Announcement for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention (TPP): Research and Demonstration Programs and Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). Technical Assistance Webinar

AMCHP Table on New Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

AMCHP Letter to HHS on New Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative and Office of Adolescent Health

AMCHP Personal Responsibility Education Program At-A-Glance

 

Health Reform Resources 

Implementation Timelines and Resources

 Overview of Deadlines For FY2010 MCH Related Federal Funding (7/7/2010)

NGA Timeline of Key State Implementation Dates (3/26/2010)

Health Reform GPS - a joint project of George Washington University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that tracks health reform from enactment through implementation, through notes, expert and public commentary and key documents.

House of Representatives Timeline for Health Reform Implementation (3/18/2010)

Georgetown Center for Children and Families Key Health Reform Dates for Children and Families

 

Summaries and Fact Sheets

 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HealthCare.gov website

NGA Summary of Potential Funding Opportunities in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (4/7/2010)

NASHP Report: State Policymakers Priorities for Successful Implementation of Health Reform

Congressional Research Service Official Report on the Public Health, Workforce, Quality and Related Provisions in Health Reform (3/22/2010)

Georgetown Center for Children and Families Summary of Medicaid, CHIP, and Low-Income Provisions in Health Care Reform

Catalyst Center Briefs: How Health Reform Affects Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

MCH Library Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path

Kaiser Family Foundation Summary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

National Association of Community Health Centers Health Reform Hub

Trust For America's Health Resource Hub for Health Reform 

 Summary of Healthy Equity Provisions

 

AMCHP's Voice on Health Reform

AMCHP's Principles for Health Reform

AMCHP hosted a Webinar on the Impact of Health Reform on Systems of Care for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities (5/19/2010)

 AMCHP Call on Health Reform Implementation (4/20/2010) (Large file, please allow time to upload)

 AMCHP Update on Health Reform (Big file, please allow a few moments to upload) (3/23/2010)  

National Organization Support Letter for Preventive Health Provisions Benefitting Children in the Senate Health Reform Bill

AMCHP's Public Health Success Stories

AMCHP Letter to President Obama on Key Issues in Health Reform

AMCHP's Power of Prevention Report on the Cost Effectiveness of MCH Services

 
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