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Obamacare, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Title II: The Role of Public Programs

Title II: The Role of Public Programs

To understand more about Title II:  The Role of Public Programs, see the full text of Title II and Amendments to Title II

Subtitle A: Improved Access to Medicaid

  • Section 2001:  Medicaid Coverage for the Lowest Income Populations
  • Section 2002:  Income Eligibility for Nonelderly Determined Using Modified Gross Income
  • Section 2003:  Requirement to Offer Premium Assistance for Employer-Sponsored Insurance
  • Section 2004:  Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Care Children
  • Section 2005:  Payments to Territories
  • Section 2006:  Special Adjustment to FMAP Determination for Certain States Recovering from a Major Disaster
  • Section 2007:  Medicaid Improvement Fund Rescission

Subtitle B: Enhanced Support for the Children's Health Insurance Program

  • Section 2101:  Additional Federal Financial Participation for CHIP
  • Section 2102:  Technical Corrections

Subtitle C: Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Simplification

  • Section 2201:  Enrollment Simplification and Coordination with State Health Insurance Exchanges
  • Section 2202:  Permitting Hospitals to Make Presumptive Eligibility Determinations for All Medicaid Eligible Populations

Subtitle D: Improvements to Medicaid Services

  • Section 2301:  Coverage for Freestanding Birth Center Services
  • Section 2302:  Concurrent Care for Children
  • Section 2303:  State Eligibility Option for Family Planning Services
  • Section 2304:  Clarification of Definition of Medical Assistance

Subtitle E: New Options for States to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports

  • Section 2401:  Community First Choice Option
  • Section 2402:  Removal of Barriers to Providing Home and Community-based Services
  • Section 2403:  Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration
  • Section 2404:  Protection for Recipients of Home and Community-based Services Against Spousal Impoverishment
  • Section 2405:  Funding to Expand State Aging and Disability Resource Centers
  • Section 2406:  Sense of the Senate Regarding Long-Term Care

Subtitle F: Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage

  • Section 2501:  Prescription Drug Rebates
  • Section 2502:  Elimination of Exclusion of Coverage of Certain Drugs
  • Section 2503:  Providing Adequate Pharmacy Reimbursement

Subtitle G: Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments

  • Section 2551:  Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

Subtitle H: Improved Coordination for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

  • Section 2601:  5-Year Period for Demonstration Projects
  • Section 2602:  Providing Federal Coverage and Payment Coordination for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Subtitle I: Improving the Quality of Medicaid for Patients and Providers

  • Section 2701:  Adult Health Quality Measures
  • Section 2702:  Payment Adjustment for Health Care-Acquired Conditions
  • Section 2703:  State Option to Provide Health Homes for Enrollees with Chronic Conditions
  • Section 2704:  Demonstration Project to Evaluate Integrated Care Around a Hospitalization
  • Section 2705:  Medicaid Global Payment System Demonstration Project
  • Section 2706:  Pediatric Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project
  • Section 2707:  Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration Project

Subtitle J: Improvement to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)

  • Section 2801:  MACPAC Assessment of Policies Affecting All Medicaid Beneficiaries

Subtitle K: Protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives

  • Section 2901:  Special Rules Relating to Indians
  • Section 2902:  Elimination of Sunset for Reimbursement for All Medicare Part B Services Furnished by Certain Indian Hospitals and Clinics

Subtitle L: Maternal and Child Health Services

  • Section 2951:  Matenal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs
  • Section 2952:  Support, Education, and Research for Postpartum Depression
  • Section 2953:  Personal Responsibility Education
  • Section 2954:  Restoration of Funding for Abstinence Education
  • Section 2955:  Inclusion of Information About the Importance of Having a Health Care Power of Attorney in Transition Planning for Children Aging Out of Foster Care and Independent Living Programs

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