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