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National Health Reform: What You Need to Know Right Now
- How Health Care Reform Helps You (April 16, 2010) This updated PowerPoint presentation demonstrates how the health care reform law will help American families. The presentation can be tailored and used for your public education and outreach efforts.
- Talking Points: The real story about the new health care reform law (April 16, 2010) Talking points to help you talk about the national health care reform law to different audiences, and answer questions about legal issues.
- Sample Letters to the Editor: Positive Messages About Health Care Reform (April 16, 2010) Personalize and tailor these sample letters to showcase the positive aspects of the new law and combat negative messages in your community.
- Building on the Foundation: Consumer Advocacy’s Role in Successful Health Care Reform (April 09, 2010) This report, funded by the Public Welfare Foundation, outlines the substantial effort required to implement national health care reform, the key role of advocates, and the vital need for funder support.
- Legal Challenges to Health Care Reform are Unfounded (April 09, 2010) This one-pager outlines the reasons the referendums, laws or state constitutional amendments to block national health care reform are without legal merit.
- Quick Wins: Who Will Be Helped Right Away by National Health Care Reform? (March 26, 2010) This outlines, by specific population, the immediate the changes health care reform will bring to real people in our communities.
- National Health Care Reform Will Secure Coverage and Improve Quality of Care (March 23, 2010) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed on March 23, 2010 will help families by: creating strong consumer protections, containing health care costs, lowering the cost insurance policies, improving choice and competition and requiring greater accountability from insurance companies.
- A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Affordability Provisions in the PPACA alone, and with the Amendment (March 24, 2010) This compares premiums, out-of-pocket costs and overall health care costs for families by income between the new health care reform law, and with the fixes in the reconciliation amendment.
- Sample "Thank You" Letters to the Editor (March 26, 2010) Examples of letters to the editor you can use to thank Representatives, Senators and Advocates for their successful effort to secure quality, affordable health care affordable for everyone.
- Summary of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Reconciliation Amendment (March 30, 2010) The summary outlines bill signed into law on March 23, 2010 and the changes brought by the amendment signed March 30, 2010. The combined legislation expands access to quality, stable, affordable health care; slows the growth of health care costs; and improves the quality of care.
- Fighting Legal Challenges to Health Care Reform (March 23, 2010) National health care reform is already facing opposition on the state level. This updated resource explains what reform provisions are likely to come under attack and provides legal arguments and talking points to defend the bill.
- Health Care Reform: A full circle solution (March 08, 2010) This one-page graphic shows how the pieces of comprehensive health care reform are interconnected.
- Defending Medicaid In Hard Times: A Guide for State Advocates (February 12, 2009) As states face budget shortfalls, Medicaid is often a target for cuts. This guide distills lessons from Medicaid defense work in a number of states and provides tools to fight cuts and introduce the most promising alternatives.