Implementation Timeline

View a timeline detailing when specific provisions of the health reform legislation are scheduled to take effect. http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/TIMELINE.pdf

Final Text on Health Reform Bill, March 18, 2010

Health reform is approaching its final stage...this week Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released the final text of the health insurance reform legislation: Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. For a 3 page summary of the reconciliation bill: click here.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a preliminary score for the health insurance reform legislation. The CBO has determined that the legislation will provide coverage to an additional 32 million people and will reduce the deficit by $138 billion over the next 10 years.
View the full CBO Score
View a summary of the CBO Score.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Every vote is important, but it remains unclear how some members of the House will vote. The following interactive, courtesy of the Washington Post, provides further detail on how members have voted on health-care legislation in the past, where they stand now and who is still undecided.
Washington Post Interactive: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/votes/house/finalhealthcare/?hpid=topnews

Your support is critical in making sure that Congress completes comprehensive health reform legislation. Call 1-888-876-6242 to be connected to the Capitol switchboard. Urge your elected official to vote in favor of comprehensive health reform.

NMA Position on Healthcare Reform

Below is a summary of NMA positions on key health system reform issues. The text is excerpted from a briefing book distributed in Las Vegas at this year’s Annual Convention. The entire document is available as a member benefit, by request.
2009 NMA Position.pdf