After a long, difficult year of debate on health care reform, President Obama on March 23, 2010, signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law will expand health care coverage to 31 million currently uninsured Americans through a combination of insurance reforms, mandates, subsidies and cost controls. The estimated cost of $848 billion over a 10-year period would be fully offset by new taxes and revenues, which in turn would reduce the federal deficit by $131 billion over the same period.

How will health care reform affect Alabama?

Health care reform bill 101: What the bill means to you (New York Times)

12 reasons to embrace health care reform (Families USA)

Step by step: Getting to the final bill

What about the children? (Georgetown Center for Children and Families)

New report reveals impact of rising unemployment on health coverage in Alabama

Arise faith statement on health care reform

Newsletter on health care reform

Keywords in health care reform

Affordable health care for all Americans (flyer)

Health care reform bulletin insert

Arise health care reform slide show

Health premium subsidy calculator Kaiser Family Foundation)

Twenty-six Lies About H.R. 3200 (Factcheck.org)

Primer on health care reform (New York Times)

The health care debate in 1,000 words (Washington Post)

Health care myths vs. facts (AARP)

Side-by-side reform bill comparison (Kaiser Family Foundation)

In-depth analysis of reform proposals (Center on Budget & Policy Priorities)

Insider updates on national health care reform (Community Catalyst)

Guidelines for health care reform