H.R. 3962

Affordable Health Care for America Act by United States Congress EH − Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House

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H.R. 3962

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

A BILL

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES, AND SUBTITLES.

(a) Short Title.—

This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Health Care for America Act´´.

(b) Table of Divisions, Titles, and Subtitles.—

This Act is divided into divisions, titles, and subtitles as follows:

DIVISION A − AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES

TITLE I − IMMEDIATE REFORMS

TITLE II − PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS

Subtitle A − General Standards

Subtitle B − Standards Guaranteeing Access to Affordable Coverage

Subtitle C − Standards Guaranteeing Access to Essential Benefits

Subtitle D − Additional Consumer Protections

Subtitle E − Governance

Subtitle F − Relation to Other Requirements; Miscellaneous

TITLE III − HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Subtitle A − Health Insurance Exchange

Subtitle B − Public Health Insurance Option

Subtitle C − Individual Affordability Credits

TITLE IV − SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

Subtitle A − Individual Responsibility

Subtitle B − Employer Responsibility

TITLE V − AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Subtitle A − Shared Responsibility

Subtitle B − Other Revenue Provisions

DIVISION B − MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IMPROVEMENTS

TITLE I − IMPROVING HEALTH CARE VALUE

Subtitle A − Provisions related to Medicare PART A

Subtitle B − Provisions Related to PART B

Subtitle C − Provisions Related to Medicare PARTS A and B

Subtitle D − Medicare Advantage Reforms

Subtitle E − Improvements to Medicare PART D

Subtitle F − Medicare Rural Access Protections

TITLE II—MEDICARE BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENTS

Subtitle A − Improving and Simplifying Financial Assistance for Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries

Subtitle B − Reducing Health Disparities

Subtitle C − Miscellaneous Improvements

TITLE III − PROMOTING PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND COORDINATED CARE

TITLE IV − QUALITY

Subtitle A − Comparative Effectiveness Research

Subtitle B − Nursing Home Transparency

Subtitle C − Quality Measurements

Subtitle D − Physician Payments Sunshine Provision

Subtitle E − Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections

TITLE V − MEDICARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

TITLE VI − PROGRAM INTEGRITY

Subtitle A − Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Subtitle B − Enhanced Penalties for Fraud and Abuse

Subtitle C − Enhanced Program and Provider Protections

Subtitle D − Access to Information Needed to Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

TITLE VII − MEDICAID AND CHIP

Subtitle A − Medicaid and Health Reform

Subtitle B − Prevention

Subtitle C − Access

Subtitle D − Coverage

Subtitle E − Financing

Subtitle F − Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Subtitle G − Payments to the Territories

Subtitle H − Miscellaneous

TITLE VIII − REVENUE-RELATED PROVISIONS

TITLE IX − MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

DIVISION C − PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

TITLE I − COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

TITLE II − WORKFORCE

Subtitle A − Primary Care Workforce

Subtitle B − Nursing Workforce

Subtitle C − Public Health Workforce

Subtitle D − Adapting Workforce to Evolving Health System Needs

TITLE III − PREVENTION AND WELLNESS

TITLE IV − QUALITY AND SURVEILLANCE

TITLE V − OTHER PROVISIONS

Subtitle A − Drug Discount for Rural and Other Hospitals; 340B Program Integrity

Subtitle B − Programs

Subtitle C − Food and Drug Administration

Subtitle D − Community Living Assistance Services and Supports

Subtitle E − Miscellaneous

DIVISION D − INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT

TITLE I − AMENDMENTS TO INDIAN LAWS

TITLE II − IMPROVEMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House, November 7, 2009.

External Links

• Additional House committee generated information accompanying H.R. 3962 (November 6, 2009):
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Ways & Means
  • House Committee on Education & Labor
  • House Committee on Rules (Manager's Amendment, Rules Reports & similar found here)

• H.R. 3962:Affordable Health Care for America Act, via Govtrack.us