Healthcare Reform Online Resources

Full Text of the Acts

The Library of Congress Thomas – comprehensive legislative information, including bill summaries and status, as well as searchable full bill text:

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590)

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872)

General Information

Healthcare.gov - a federal government site managed by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Implementation Timeline - from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

U.S. Department of Labor 

Internal Revenue Service

State-specific Information

Oregon: Oregon Insurance Division

Idaho: Idaho Department of Insurance

Washington: Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Montana: Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance

Tax Information

The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit is designed to help small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations afford the cost of providing healthcare coverage to their employees. While PacificSource cannot provide advise on tax issues related to the reform bills, the following resources from the IRS can help you find helpful information.

IRS notice describing the tax credits: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-10-44.pdf

IRS Web page with eligibility rules, questions and answers, and more: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=223666,00.html