Health Reform Implementation

"Simply put, in the absence of a radical shift towards prevention and public health, we will not be successful in containing medical costs or improving the health of the American people."President Barack Obama

Barack Obama's Plan for a Healthier America: Lowering health care costs and ensuring affordable, high-quality coverage for all

Latest Developments

Promoting Prevention through the Affordable Care Act (Koh/Sebelius)

Protecting the Prevention and Public Health Fund

Communications in Opposition to Use of the Fund as an Offset

TFAH Senate Sign-On Letter

TFAH House Sign-On Letter

APHA Letter

Main Street Alliance Letter

Partnership for Prevention Letter

Coalition for Health Funding Letter

NACCHO Letter

Coalition for Health Services Research Letter

Tethys Letter

National Health Equality Coalition's Letter

Grassroots Efforts

TFAH's Action Alert

APHA's Action Alert

NACCHO's Action Alert

APHL Blog

Background Materials

HELP Committee Talking Points Against Johanns Amendment

TFAH Prevention Fund Talking Points

TFAH Small Business Talking Points

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report on the Impact of the Johanns Amendment

TFAH's ACA Prevention Two-Page Slick

Details on Amendments

Johanns Amendment

Nelson Amendment

Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)

Opportunities and Deadlines

Sign on Documents and Other Opportunities for Input

Unsung Heroes of Public Health Award Nominations - Due September 10th

Sign on to Principles for Quality Prevention in Health Reform

Regulatory Comments

Details on the FDA's Federal Menu Labeling Requirements, Comments due September 7th

HHS' Proposed Regulations on Implementing Preventive Benefits, Comments due September 17th

Comment on FDA's Federal Menu Labeling Requirements for Non-Covered Entities - Due October 21st

Funding Opportunities

Funds Available for Infectious Disease Surveillance until August 27th

Implementation Timelines

TFAH Implementation Timeline

Families USA Timeline

National Governors Association Prevention and Wellness Timeline

More Implementation Timeline Archives

Implementation of Specific PPACA Provisions

FDA's Draft Guidance of Provisions in the Federal Menu Labeling Requirements

TFAH's ACA Prevention Two-Page Slick

ARRA Funding Announcement on Tobacco Cessation Activities

ACA Funding Announcement on State and Local Infectious Disease Surveillance

Community Transformation Grant Recommendations

TFAH's Chart of Senate FY11 Prevention Fund Highlights

Summary of Maternal and Child Health Related Provisions

Premier Healthcare Alliance Health Equity Provisions in Health Reform Law

GWU School of Public Health and Health Services Health Reform Summary

Summary of Prevention & Workforce Provisions in Senate Bill

BIO Summary of Vaccine Actions in the Health Reform Legislation

HHS Announces Release of $250 Million for Prevention Activities

Implications of Health Reform Community-Based Organizations

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs - Implementing Health Reform: Key Provisions and Opportunites for Title V MCH Programs

Implementation Websites

Alliance for Health Reform

Link to White House One-Pagers on Health Reform Legislation

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: Health Reform Website

Demand Equity Now

Implementation Reports

CRS Report on Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provision in the PPACA

CRS Report on Medicare Provisions in PPACA

CRS Report on Public Health and Workforce of PPACA

New CBO Analysis of Authorized Programs Under PPACA

CRS report - Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Executive Branch Documents

Promoting Prevention through the Affordable Care Act (Koh/Sebelius)

Executive Order - Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council

HHS Anounces Release of $250 Million for Prevention Activities

Interim Final Regulations on Preventive Benefits

Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act's New Rules on Preventive Care

Fact Sheet: Benefits for Seniors of New Affordable Care Act Rules on Expanding Prevention Coverage

Fact Sheet: Benefits for Women and Children of New Affordable Care Act Rules on Expanding Prevention Coverage

Fact Sheet: Benefits for Latinos of New Affordable Care Act Rules on Expanding Prevention Coverage

Fact Sheet: Benefits for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of New Affordable Care Act Rules on Expanding Prevention Coverage

Fact Sheet: Benefits for African Americans of New Affordable Care Act Rules on Expanding Prevention Coverage

Organizational Letters on Implementation

Sign-on Letter to Secretary Sebelius on Health Reform Implementation

Letter from PolicyLink and Prevention Institute with Recommendations for Implementation of the Prevention and Public Health Fund

Letter Urging Secretary Sebelius to Use Future Expenditures on Community-Based Prevention Efforts