How Health Care Reform Affects You

On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed a health insurance reform bill that helps extend quality, affordable health care to all Americans and helps contain our nation’s skyrocketing health care costs. The factsheets linked here provide simply, straightforward answers to your questions about health insurance reforms impacts on you.

March, 31 2009

On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed a health insurance reform bill that helps extend quality, affordable health care to all Americans and helps contain our nation’s skyrocketing health care costs. The White House has developed an excellent online resource for Americans looking for more information about what health reform will mean for them.

It can be found at:

www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting

An individual can choose which situation best applies to them, among the following choices, and then can learn how health reform affects them:

“I have insurance through my work.”

“I own a small business.”

“I have Medicare.”

“I do not have insurance.”

“I buy my own insurance.”

Additional Detailed Fact Sheets from the White House:

Health Reform for American Families

Health Reform for Children

Health Reform for Young Adults

Health Reform for Early Retirees

Health Reform for Seniors

Health Reform for African Americans

Health Reform for Latinos

Health Reform for Rural Americans

Health Reform for Women

Health Reform for Small Businesses

Additional information available on my Health Care Reform Information and Resource Page

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her eighth term in Congress representing most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County. She is the Chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. She also serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. She Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee. Congresswoman Lofgren is Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation consisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.