Sept. 23, 2010 marks the six-month anniversary of enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A number of new insurance protections will be effective for all health insurance plans beginning on or after Sept. 23, 2010, marking the next phase of health care reform implementation.

Over time, all consumers will benefit from the provisions in the new health care reform law; however, depending on an individual’s specific employer, insurance plan, and existing state regulations, the benefits will be felt at different times and to a different extent.

This fact sheet provides clarification regarding the application and timing of these new provisions. Download here.