National Health Reform 2009 - Pre-Passage Videos, Photos, & Documents

Rally in the Rotunda, Minnesota State Capitol

Action Opportunities

PETITION for Health Freedom to the Governor of Minnesota and the Minnesota Legislature

 

Supreme Court of the United States Oral Arguments

     • RE: Physician Hospitals of America v. Sebelius, No. 11-40631 April 5, 2012

       Certiorari Order Issued April 2, 2012

     • Audio for Day 1, 2, 3

       Anti-Injunction Act (Day 1) -  Audio                                                              

       Individual Mandate (Day 2) - Audio                                                             

       Severability (Day 3) - Audio                                                                          

       Medicaid Expansion (Day 3) -  Audio

     • Transcript for Day 1, 2, 3                                                       

       Anti-Injunction Act (Day 1) - Transcript

       Individual Mandate (Day 2) - Transcript

       Severability (Day 3) - Transcript

       Medicaid Expansion (Day 3) -  Transcript

 

The Law

National Health Reform Law - THE COMPLETE AND CONSOLIDATED LAW (includes Reconciliation Act )

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, Public Law 111-148) - enacted 3/24/10 (pdf)

The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) - enacted 3/30/10 to make agreed upon changes to PPACA (pdf)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HITECH Act)

 

Federal Regulations & Documents

PPACA; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers - FINAL/Interim Final

Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment (Data grab to assign individual "risk scores")

"Meaningful Use" Requirement for Electronic Medical Records

HHS Regulations to Implement ObamaCare, 6/28/10

Federal Exchange - CMS Statement of Work, July 15, 2011

Essential Health Benefits Bulletin Dec. 16, 2011

 

CCHF Reports and Information for You

Medical Privacy & Health Reform: Ten Things Patients and Doctors Need to Know

How Health Reform Will Impact Your Choices, Pocketbook and Freedom

National Health Reform Enacted in Minnesota, May 21, 2010

Regulatory Authority Expanded in National Health Reform Law

Health Reform Law Denies Regulatory Relief

Political Appointees in National Health Reform Law

 

Lawsuits

Oral Arguments - In the Supreme Court of the United States (March 27, 2012)

Oral Arguments - In the Supreme Court of the United States (March 26, 2012)

State of Florida vs. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services - Reply in Support of Defendants' Motion to Clarify

U.S. Supreme Court - Cert. Order - November 14, 2011 (See Pg. 3)

Should Justice Kagan Recuse? Email Exhange Before Passage of Obamacare

Notice of Appeal, U.S. Department of Justice, March 10, 2011

Judge Vinson's Ruling on Florida Lawsuit, Jan. 31, 2011

Judge Hudson's Ruling on Virginia Lawsuit

 

Amicus Briefs

Severability 

Individual Mandate (Minimum Coverage Provision)

Medicaid Expansion Mandate (Medicaid)

Can Individual Mandate Be Severed from the Law (Severability Issue)

Is Individual Mandate a Tax or Penalty (Anti-Injunction Act)

 

Congress

Essential Health Benefits Democrat Sebelius Letter Feb. 6, 2012

 

Specific Issues

    • Essential Health Benefits

 

Other Key Information

Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: An Update on State Efforts

State Insurance Exchanges: The Case Against Implementation

Implementation by the Numbers - September 2010

18 New National Health Care Reform Taxes

PAUL HARVEY: The Difference Between Cat Food and Cat Scans

 

National Health Care Reform Chart - JEC 2010

PRESS RELEASE: America's New Health Care System Revealed

 

National Health Care Reform Boondoggle: The Small Business Tax Credit Maze