Niner
10-11-2013, 11:38 AM
So, I got to thinking.....the only things that I "know" about the ACA laws are what I've read, viewed, and heard in the media......and political bloviation.
So I decided to do a little research, and found a government website that is open, and has the laws posted there for viewing and/or downloading.
https://www.healthcare.gov/where-can-i-read-the-affordable-care-act/
Official certified full-text of the laws in PDF form:
Certified full-text version: Affordable Care Act (PDF – 2.41 MB)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf
Certified full-text version: Reconciliation Act (PDF – 257 KB)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ152/pdf/PLAW-111publ152.pdf
Full Text of the Affordable Care Act and Reconciliation Act (PDF – 2.6 MB)
This is not the official version, they provided it for convenience.
http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/ppacacon.pdf
One thing that I noticed right off the bat is the combined page tally of the two documents is less than 1,000 pages. What happened to the thousands of pages that I keep hearing EVERYONE, left and right, in the media talking about? Did I not find the correct document(s)?
While I doubt I will read the whole thing.......at least having it on my computer in PDF format, I can search it for stuff.
It's looking more and more like this "law of the land's" implementation is inevitable, so forewarned is forearmed and all that. Of course, Prohibition was once the "law of the land" too.....I think I'll need a stiff drink whilst perusing these files!
:banghead :smash :pissed
So I decided to do a little research, and found a government website that is open, and has the laws posted there for viewing and/or downloading.
https://www.healthcare.gov/where-can-i-read-the-affordable-care-act/
Official certified full-text of the laws in PDF form:
Certified full-text version: Affordable Care Act (PDF – 2.41 MB)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf
Certified full-text version: Reconciliation Act (PDF – 257 KB)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ152/pdf/PLAW-111publ152.pdf
Full Text of the Affordable Care Act and Reconciliation Act (PDF – 2.6 MB)
This is not the official version, they provided it for convenience.
http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/ppacacon.pdf
One thing that I noticed right off the bat is the combined page tally of the two documents is less than 1,000 pages. What happened to the thousands of pages that I keep hearing EVERYONE, left and right, in the media talking about? Did I not find the correct document(s)?
While I doubt I will read the whole thing.......at least having it on my computer in PDF format, I can search it for stuff.
It's looking more and more like this "law of the land's" implementation is inevitable, so forewarned is forearmed and all that. Of course, Prohibition was once the "law of the land" too.....I think I'll need a stiff drink whilst perusing these files!
:banghead :smash :pissed