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Bill - HR3200

This Document was obtained from The Library of Congress Thomas System as of July 14th, 2009

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES, AND SUBTITLES.

[a] Short Title- This Act may be cited as the 'America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009'.

[b] Table of Divisions, Titles, and Subtitles- This Act is divided into divisions, titles, and subtitles as follows:

DIVISION A--AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES

TITLE I--PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS

Subtitle A--General Standards

Subtitle B--Standards Guaranteeing Access to Affordable Coverage

Subtitle C--Standards Guaranteeing Access to Essential Benefits

Subtitle D--Additional Consumer Protections

Subtitle E--Governance

Subtitle F--Relation to Other Requirements; Miscellaneous

Subtitle G--Early Investments

TITLE II--HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Health Insurance Exchange

Subtitle B--Public Health Insurance Option

Subtitle C--Individual Affordability Credits

TITLE III--SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

Subtitle A--Individual Responsibility

Subtitle B--Employer Responsibility

TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Subtitle A--Shared Responsibility

Subtitle B--Credit for Small Business Employee Health Coverage Expenses

Subtitle C--Disclosures To Carry Out Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies

Subtitle D--Other Revenue Provisions

DIVISION B--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IMPROVEMENTS

TITLE I--IMPROVING HEALTH CARE VALUE

Subtitle A--Provisions Related to Medicare Part A

Subtitle B--Provisions Related to Part B

Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Medicare Parts A and B

Subtitle D--Medicare Advantage Reforms

Subtitle E--Improvements to Medicare Part D

Subtitle F--Medicare Rural Access Protections

TITLE II--MEDICARE BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENTS

Subtitle A--Improving and Simplifying Financial Assistance for Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries

Subtitle B--Reducing Health Disparities

Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Improvements

TITLE III--PROMOTING PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND COORDINATED CARE

TITLE IV--QUALITY

Subtitle A--Comparative Effectiveness Research

Subtitle B--Nursing Home Transparency

Subtitle C--Quality Measurements

Subtitle D--Physician Payments Sunshine Provision

Subtitle E--Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections

TITLE V--MEDICARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

TITLE VI--PROGRAM INTEGRITY

Subtitle A--Increased Funding To Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Subtitle B--Enhanced Penalties for Fraud and Abuse

Subtitle C--Enhanced Program and Provider Protections

Subtitle D--Access to Information Needed To Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

TITLE VII--MEDICAID AND CHIP

Subtitle A--Medicaid and Health Reform

Subtitle B--Prevention

Subtitle C--Access

Subtitle D--Coverage

Subtitle E--Financing

Subtitle F--Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Subtitle G--Puerto Rico and the Territories

Subtitle H--Miscellaneous

TITLE VIII--REVENUE-RELATED PROVISIONS

TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

DIVISION C--PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

TITLE I--COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

TITLE II--WORKFORCE

Subtitle A--Primary Care Workforce

Subtitle B--Nursing Workforce

Subtitle C--Public Health Workforce

Subtitle D--Adapting Workforce to Evolving Health System Needs

TITLE III--PREVENTION AND WELLNESS

TITLE IV--QUALITY AND SURVEILLANCE

TITLE V--OTHER PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Drug Discount for Rural and Other Hospitals

Subtitle B--School-Based Health Clinics

Subtitle C--National Medical Device Registry

Subtitle D--Grants for Comprehensive Programs To Provide Education to Nurses and Create a Pipeline to Nursing

Subtitle E--States Failing To Adhere to Certain Employment Obligations

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