In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law historic health care reform, a
combination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health
Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152). These new laws will provide
32 million currently uninsured individuals with health insurance coverage, make health care
more affordable, and improve the quality of health care provided.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum has created this timeline to highlight
some of the important health care reform provisions affecting the Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and when they will take effect. Please note that
this timeline does not reflect state-level health care reform implementation activities.