Print Documents - Affordable Care Act

These are resources that are available in print (and sometimes online, as well).  Government documents are considered  official, authoritative sources.  Not-for-profit organizations and independent authors can provide alternate viewpoints and a more public-friendly format, but users should always check official information for accuracy. 

Government  Documents



The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Public Law 111-148 (124 Stat. 119; Date: 3/23/10). (Bill:  H.R. 3590)
SuDoc:   AE 2.110:
              AE 2.110/3:
              AE 2.110:111-148

Available in the print version of the United States Statutes at Large and online as a PDF:
URL:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf
Sherrill, A., Dicken, J. E. (2011).  Health care coverage:  Job lock and the potential impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  Washington, DC:  US Government Accountability Office
SuDoc:  GA 1.41:GAO-12-166

Also available online at the Government Accountability Office website:
URL's: 
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-166R

http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/586973.pdf

Non-Profit Organization Print Documents

Ulmer, C., Ball, J., McGlynn, E., Bel, S. (2012).  Essential health benefits:  Balacing coverage and cost.  Washington, DC:  National Academic Press.
ISBN:  9780309219143

Also available to read online:
URL:  http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13234&page=1 
Gokhale, J. (2011).  The new health care law’s effect on state Medicaid spending:  A study of the five most populous states.  Washington, DC:  Cato Institute.

Also available online as a PDF:
URL:  http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/StateMedicaidSpendingWP.pdf
Tanner, M.  (2010).  Bad medicine:  A guide to the real costs and consequences of the new health care law.  Washington, DC:  Cato Institute.

Also available online as a PDF:
URL:  http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/BadMedicineWP.pdf

Other Print Documents

CCH, Inc. (2010).  Law, explanation and analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Including Reconciliation Act impact.  Chicago, IL: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
ISBN:  9780808022879
Schmidt, P.L. (2011).  Medicare and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publisher’s.
ISBN:  9781611228977
Miller, E.A. (2012). The Affordable Care Act: Advancing long-term care policy in the United States.  London: Routledge.
ISBN:  9780415634892
Nather, D. (2010).  The new health care system: Everything you need to know.  New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books.
ISBN:  9780312649340
The Washington Post. (2010). Landmark: The inside story of America’s new health care law and what it means for us all.  New York, NY: Public Affairs
ISBN:  9781586489342
Gruber, J. (2011).  Health care reform:  What it is, why it’s necessary, how it works.  New York, NY:  Hill and Wang.
ISBN:  9780809053971