H.R. 3962

H.R. 3962

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

A BILL

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES, AND SUBTITLES.

(a) Short Title.—
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Health Care for America Act´´.
(b) Table of Divisions, Titles, and Subtitles.—
This Act is divided into divisions, titles, and subtitles as follows:
TITLE I − IMMEDIATE REFORMS
TITLE II − PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS
Subtitle A − General Standards
Subtitle B − Standards Guaranteeing Access to Affordable Coverage
Subtitle C − Standards Guaranteeing Access to Essential Benefits
Subtitle D − Additional Consumer Protections
Subtitle E − Governance
Subtitle F − Relation to Other Requirements; Miscellaneous
TITLE III − HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND RELATED PROVISIONS
Subtitle A − Health Insurance Exchange
Subtitle B − Public Health Insurance Option
Subtitle C − Individual Affordability Credits
TITLE IV − SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Subtitle A − Individual Responsibility
Subtitle B − Employer Responsibility
TITLE V − AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
Subtitle A − Shared Responsibility
Subtitle B − Other Revenue Provisions
TITLE I − IMPROVING HEALTH CARE VALUE
Subtitle A − Provisions related to Medicare PART A
Subtitle B − Provisions Related to PART B
Subtitle C − Provisions Related to Medicare PARTS A and B
Subtitle D − Medicare Advantage Reforms
Subtitle E − Improvements to Medicare PART D
Subtitle F − Medicare Rural Access Protections
TITLE II—MEDICARE BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A − Improving and Simplifying Financial Assistance for Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries
Subtitle B − Reducing Health Disparities
Subtitle C − Miscellaneous Improvements
TITLE III − PROMOTING PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND COORDINATED CARE
TITLE IV − QUALITY
Subtitle A − Comparative Effectiveness Research
Subtitle B − Nursing Home Transparency
Subtitle C − Quality Measurements
Subtitle D − Physician Payments Sunshine Provision
Subtitle E − Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections
TITLE V − MEDICARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
TITLE VI − PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Subtitle A − Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Subtitle B − Enhanced Penalties for Fraud and Abuse
Subtitle C − Enhanced Program and Provider Protections
Subtitle D − Access to Information Needed to Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
TITLE VII − MEDICAID AND CHIP
Subtitle A − Medicaid and Health Reform
Subtitle B − Prevention
Subtitle C − Access
Subtitle D − Coverage
Subtitle E − Financing
Subtitle F − Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Subtitle G − Payments to the Territories
Subtitle H − Miscellaneous
TITLE VIII − REVENUE-RELATED PROVISIONS
TITLE IX − MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE I − COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
TITLE II − WORKFORCE
Subtitle A − Primary Care Workforce
Subtitle B − Nursing Workforce
Subtitle C − Public Health Workforce
Subtitle D − Adapting Workforce to Evolving Health System Needs
TITLE III − PREVENTION AND WELLNESS
TITLE IV − QUALITY AND SURVEILLANCE
TITLE V − OTHER PROVISIONS
Subtitle A − Drug Discount for Rural and Other Hospitals; 340B Program Integrity
Subtitle B − Programs
Subtitle C − Food and Drug Administration
Subtitle D − Community Living Assistance Services and Supports
Subtitle E − Miscellaneous
TITLE I − AMENDMENTS TO INDIAN LAWS
TITLE II − IMPROVEMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT


Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House, November 7, 2009.

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