Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) Short Title.—
 * This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act´´.


 * (b) Table of Contents.—
 * The table of contents of this Act is as follows:


 * TITLE I − QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS (Sections 1001 - 1563)
 * Subtitle A − Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans
 * Subtitle B − Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage
 * Subtitle C − Quality Health Insurance Coverage for All Americans
 * Part I − Health Insurance Market Reforms
 * Part II − Other Provisions
 * Subtitle D − Available Coverage Choices for All Americans
 * Part I − Establishment of Qualified Health Plans
 * Part II − Consumer Choices and Insurance Competition Through Health Benefit Exchanges
 * Part III − State Flexibility Relating to Exchanges
 * Part IV − State Flexibility to Establish Alternative Programs
 * Part V − Reinsurance and Risk Adjustment
 * Subtitle E − Affordable Coverage Choices for All Americans
 * Part I − Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Reductions
 * Subpart A − Premium Tax Credits and Cost-sharing Reductions
 * Subpart B − Eligibility Determinations
 * Part II − Small Business Tax Credit
 * Subtitle F − Shared Responsibility for Health Care
 * Part I − Individual Responsibilities
 * Part II − Employer Responsibilities
 * Subtitle G − Miscellaneous Provisions
 * TITLE II − ROLE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS (Sections 2001-2955)
 * Subtitle A − Improved Access to Medicaid
 * Subtitle B − Enhanced Support for the Children's Health Insurance Program
 * Subtitle C − Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Simplification
 * Subtitle D − Improvements to Medicaid Services
 * Subtitle E − New Options for States to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports
 * Subtitle F − Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage
 * Subtitle G − Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments
 * Subtitle H − Improved Coordination for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
 * Subtitle I − Improving the Quality of Medicaid for Patients and Providers
 * Subtitle J − Improvements to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
 * Subtitle K − Protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives
 * Subtitle L − Maternal and Child Health Services
 * TITLE III − IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE (Sections 3001 - 3601)
 * Subtitle A − Transforming the Health Care Delivery System
 * Part I − Linking Payment to Quality Outcomes Under the Medicare Program
 * Part II − National Strategy to Improve Health Care Quality
 * Part III − Encouraging Development of New Patient Care Models
 * Subtitle B − Improving Medicare for Patients and Providers
 * Part I − Ensuring Beneficiary Access to Physician Care and Other Services
 * Part II − Rural Protections
 * Part III − Improving Payment Accuracy
 * Subtitle C − Provisions Relating to Part C
 * Subtitle D − Medicare Part D Improvements for Prescription Drug Plans and MA-PD Plans
 * Subtitle E − Ensuring Medicare Sustainability
 * Subtitle F − Health Care Quality Improvements
 * Subtitle G − Protecting and Improving Guaranteed Medicare Benefits


 * TITLE IV − PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH


 * TITLE V − HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE


 * TITLE VI − TRANSPARENCY AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY


 * TITLE VII − IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES


 * TITLE VIII − CLASS ACT


 * TITLE IX − REVENUE PROVISIONS


 * TITLE X − STRENGTHENING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS

Approved March 23, 2010.