Research Guides: Nursing: Affordable Care Act

California/CSU

California's Health Care Environment and Health Reform Efforts
Kaiser Family Foundation report (Look for the Issue Brief PDF icon to download the full report.)
Covered California: online marketplace for health insurance
- compare different health insurance plans
- determine what federal financial assistance you may get
- find out if eligible for Medi-Cal
- purchase health insurance
CSU Health Insurance Education Project
A joint CSU/CSULA project to educate the CSU community about the new health insurance law

Passed by Congress and then signed into federal law by the President on March 23, 2010

Has been referred to as the Affordable Care Act and also ObamaCare

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Read the Law
Healthcare.gov sitemap
a comprehensive list of terms and program policies at the official consumer site for the Marketplace
CMS.gov Health Insurance Marketplace
"If you’re a professional learning about the Marketplace and helping people apply, get the latest resources here."
Kaiser Family Foundation
resources related to health care reform
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Resources
a guide maintained by a reference librarian at the UCLA Law Library that focuses on legislative, regulatory, and judicial aspects of the ACA