Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A Summary of Provisions Important to Rural Health Care Delivery

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to provide a wide audience of rural health policy makers, advocates, and researchers a consolidated summary of legislative provisions contained in P.L. 111-148 (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, PPACA) that have particular meaning to rural residents and to the delivery of services in rural areas. Changes from the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are incorporated.