 After a year of debate, bipartisan posturing and bickering, the most sweeping social legislation in 4 decades was signed into law on Tuesday, March 23: health insurance reform legislation.
The White House said the new legislation will make health insurance affordable for middle class and small businesses while reducing premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
The government also said insurance companies will be accountable to keep premiums down and prevent denials of care and coverage, including for pre-existing conditions. Learn more about the law, how it affects nurse practitioners, and what your colleagues are saying about it.
(Photo: President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the healthcare reform bill. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.)
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