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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tree Number(s)
N03.219.521.576.343.918
N03.706.615.806
Unique ID
D058991
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058991
Annotation
add UNITED STATES; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note
An Act prohibiting a health plan from establishing lifetime limits or annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for any participant or beneficiary after January 1, 2014. It permits a restricted annual limit for plan years beginning prior to January 1, 2014. It provides that a health plan shall not be prevented from placing annual or lifetime per-beneficiary limits on covered benefits. The Act sets up a competitive health insurance market.
Entry Term(s)
Affordable Care Act
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Care Reform Act
Obamacare
PL 111-148
PL111-148
Public Law 111-148
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2015/06/05
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Preferred
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