What families need to know about the Affordable Care Act
What families need to know about the Affordable Care Actstarting October 1:
President Obama’s Affordable Care Act(ACA) will impact quality of healthcare, healthcare costs, and access to affordable insurance for millions of Americans. But, you might be wondering:
“How will the Affordable Care Act impact the health of my family?”
Starting on October 1st 2013, the health insurance marketplace is open for business and families will be able to explore options and choose health plans that work for them.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released the Pennsylvania-specific guide about the health reform law that highlights how the law will benefit families and childrenwhen the marketplace islaunched on October 1st.

The document covers information about:
- Benefits and protections already available
- A new way to get health insurance for families
- Find out what the cost of health insurance will be
- Different health plans and how to compare them
- Current physicians included
- Where to go for help
The Connecting Kids to Coverage toolkit from theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, helps advocates, educators, coaches, and anyone who works with kids spread the news of the 2009 CHIP extension and improvement law which provides uninsured children with medical coverage via CHIP and Medicaid.
Please visit the Pennsylvania CHIP website for more info about CHIP.
