title: Health reform: special report. Health reform turns two: after passage of the Affordable Care Act, the work--and the criticisms--persist.
abstract: NCSL tracks state actions on federal health reform closely. You can learn more about federal regulations, state legislation, Medicaid, insurance reform and more at www.ncsl.org/healthreform. Several NCSL health staff contributed to this package of stories related to the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Contributors: Exchanges: job no. 1--Martha Salazar. Big changes for insurers--Richard Cauchi. Sharp divisions persist over law's future--Richard Cauchi. Transforming Medicaid--Melissa Hansen. States decided essential benefits--Richard Cauchi.
  
  
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  more than an ounce--Amy Winerfeld. Help wanted: doctors and nurses--Laura Tobler.
authors.affiliation: National Conference of State Legislatures, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007343:Insurance Carriers / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States