Health Reform Info
The new health care law can be confusing. What is happening now? How will things change for you, both now and in the future? We have pulled together some resources that can help provide the answers:
How will health reform affect you? Read What does the new health care law mean for Virginians? A detailed and easy-to-understand explanation from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy using data from VHCF’s Profile of the Uninsured (prepared for VHCF by the Urban Institute).
What will be the impact of the new law on Virginians who are uninsured? Take this quiz to find out.
Do you find all the new rules and changes confusing? The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has prepared both a brief summary of coverage provisions and an in-depth, comprehensive summary of the health reform act to help people sort things out. They also developed:
- Health Reform Hits Main Street — a consumer-friendly YouTube video that explains the effects and timing of health reform
- Timeline of Changes
- Video Explainers
- How the Law Expands Coverage
- kaiserEDU: An Overview of Health Reform
What will be the impact on you or your family? The Washington Post‘s personalized health reform quiz has the answers.
How will health reform affect Virginians, both immediately and over the next several years? Find out in the Care for the Commonwealth Report.
Do you understand the subsidies included in the health reform bill? Get the facts about health insurance subsidies. (PDF)
Curious about insurance for those with pre-existing conditions? Learn about the new Pre-existing Conditions Insurance Plan.