An Act
Entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.

(a) Short Title.—

This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act´´.

(b) Table of Contents.—

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

TITLE I − QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS (Sections 1001 - 1563)

Subtitle A − Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans

Subtitle B − Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage

Subtitle C − Quality Health Insurance Coverage for All Americans

Part I − Health Insurance Market Reforms

Part II − Other Provisions

Subtitle D − Available Coverage Choices for All Americans

Part I − Establishment of Qualified Health Plans

Part II − Consumer Choices and Insurance Competition Through Health Benefit Exchanges

Part III − State Flexibility Relating to Exchanges

Part IV − State Flexibility to Establish Alternative Programs

Part V − Reinsurance and Risk Adjustment

Subtitle E − Affordable Coverage Choices for All Americans

Part I − Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Reductions

Subpart A − Premium Tax Credits and Cost-sharing Reductions

Subpart B − Eligibility Determinations

Part II − Small Business Tax Credit

Subtitle F − Shared Responsibility for Health Care

Part I − Individual Responsibilities

Part II − Employer Responsibilities

Subtitle G − Miscellaneous Provisions

TITLE II − ROLE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS (Sections 2001-2955)

Subtitle A − Improved Access to Medicaid

Subtitle B − Enhanced Support for the Children's Health Insurance Program

Subtitle C − Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Simplification

Subtitle D − Improvements to Medicaid Services

Subtitle E − New Options for States to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports

Subtitle F − Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage

Subtitle G − Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments

Subtitle H − Improved Coordination for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Subtitle I − Improving the Quality of Medicaid for Patients and Providers

Subtitle J − Improvements to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)

Subtitle K − Protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Subtitle L − Maternal and Child Health Services

TITLE III − IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE (Sections 3001 - 3601)

Subtitle A − Transforming the Health Care Delivery System

Part I − Linking Payment to Quality Outcomes Under the Medicare Program

Part II − National Strategy to Improve Health Care Quality

Part III − Encouraging Development of New Patient Care Models

Subtitle B − Improving Medicare for Patients and Providers

Part I − Ensuring Beneficiary Access to Physician Care and Other Services

Part II − Rural Protections

Part III − Improving Payment Accuracy

Subtitle C − Provisions Relating to Part C

Subtitle D − Medicare Part D Improvements for Prescription Drug Plans and MA-PD Plans

Subtitle E − Ensuring Medicare Sustainability

Subtitle F − Health Care Quality Improvements

Subtitle G − Protecting and Improving Guaranteed Medicare Benefits

TITLE IV − PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH

TITLE V − HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE

TITLE VI − TRANSPARENCY AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY

TITLE VII − IMPROVING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES

TITLE VIII − CLASS ACT

TITLE IX − REVENUE PROVISIONS

TITLE X − STRENGTHENING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS

Approved March 23, 2010.