http://healthreform.kff.org/
the following portion of the site has a timeline as to what provisions go into effect, such as for 2011.
Looks like a very useful table
http://healthreform.kff.org/timeline.aspx
For 2011, some key changes are
- Changes to Medicare coverage
- Grants to states for the health insurance exchanges
- National minimum medical loss ratios
- Elimination of cost-sharing for certain Medicare-covered preventive services
- Changes to the Medicare Advantage payment system
- Grants for small employers to establish wellness programs
- Establishment of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Program (CLASS Act)
- Grants for states to develop alternatives to tort litigation
- Disclosure of the nutritional content of standard menu items at chain restaurants and food sold from vending machines
- Grants for chronic disease prevention efforts in the Medicaid program
- Incentives for physicians to practice primary care through the Medicare program
- Changes to tax-free savings accounts
- Medicare Premiums for Higher-Income Beneficiaries
- Medicaid Health Homes
- Chronic Disease Prevention in Medicaid
- National Quality Strategy
- Grants to Establish Wellness Programs
- Teaching Health Centers
- Nutritional Labeling
- Medicaid Payments for Hospital-Acquired Infections
- Graduate Medical Education
- Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board
- Medicaid Long-Term Care Services
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