IMPLEMENTATION BRIEF 3: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010

Now that health reform has been enacted, people have begun working on the details of implementing the new law.

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By
Jack Meyer

This implementation brief, Preparing for Health Insurance Exchanges: Benefits, Challenges, and Responsibilities for the Federal Government and the States, is the third in a series of reports exploring some of the most formidable and important challenges facing states and the federal government as they implement the Affordable Care Act. These exchanges, which will offer a wide choice of private health plans and sliding scale federal premium subsidies for millions of Americans, are scheduled to launch in 2014.

IMPLEMENTATION BRIEF 3: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010