LSA Public Policy Priorities

Health Care Reform

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Widely regarded as the most far-reaching health care reform legislation in more than 40 years, the law includes many provisions of interest to nonprofit organizations. Below are a list of resources from LSA and other organizations to help assist LSA member organizations and others in navigating the changes instituted by the Affordable Care Act.

Resources

• An implementation timeline from the Kaiser Family Foundation
• A tax credit calculator and FAQs about the small business healthcare tax credit from the Small Business Majority
• Guidance from the IRS on the small business health insurance tax credits, including a three-step worksheet to determine eligibility and an FAQ form.
• A side-by-side comparison of the final legislation with previous bills from the Kaiser Family Foundation
• An overview of provisions expected to impact nonprofit organizations from Independent Sector
• A slideshow presentation of information on provisions expected to impact nonprofit organizations prepared for Independent Sector
• CLASS Act information from Families USA
• Home and Community Based Services information from Famlies USA
• A number of summaries on provisions affecting aging services providers and older adults from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
• How health care reform will impact people with disabilities, from the United Spinal Association
• Provisions impacting the direct care workforce and long term care from the Paraprofessional Health Care Institute (PHI)
• Long term supports and services fact sheet from the LSA Disability Network
• HealthReform.gov from the Department of Health and Human Services
• A summary of changes to the Medicare program from the Kaiser Family Foundation