Health Reform

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law March 23, 2010. Since then, many questions have surfaced regarding what employers need to do and how they will be affected. Listed below are resources to help answer these questions. We will update this list periodically as more information becomes available.

• Click here for a summary of Healthcare Reform and other considerations.
• Click here for Capital BlueCross’s guidance on Health Insurance Reform.
• Visit HealthReform.gov to learn how the Affordable Health Care Act will affect small businesses.
• Follow the steps listed on the IRS’s fact sheet to determine if your small business or tax exempt organization qualifies for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, or click here for access to Capital BlueCross’s Small Business Tax Calculator.