State Implementation of National Health Reform

Harnessing Federal Resources to Meet State Policy Goals

By: Dorn S
Published: 7/1/2010

State Implementation of National Health Reform: Harnessing Federal Resources to Meet State Policy Goals organizes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into understandable policy directions to help state policy leaders understand and prepare for the implementation process. The report classifies state-related decisions and actions into several broad themes—each with highlights and directions on how states may best use the many new tools and resources PPACA provides to accomplish long-standing health policy goals.

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