2011 - 2012 Weekly Legislative Updates & Resources

Weekly Health Policy Updates

October 20- Medicare ACO Final Rule Released
October 6 - IOM Issues Recommendations on Essential Health Benefits
August 8 - NBCH Submits Comments to CMS on Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement Proposed Rule
August 1- Rules Issued for Women’s Preventive Care under ACA, Original IFR Amended
July 2011- ACA Health Insurance Exchanges: Progress Toward Choices, Competition and Flexibility for States and Consumers
June 23, 2011- $10 Million in Affordable Care Act funds to help create workplace health programs
June 1, 2011- Executive Summary: NBCH Comments on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
May 25, 2011- Community Transformation Grants
May 17, 2011- Affordable Care Act gives providers new options to better coordinate health care
May 13, 2011-$100 million in Affordable Care Act grants to help create healthier U.S. communities

Implementing Exchanges- Part of a Families USA series on implementing state health insurance exchanges