T his report provides resources to help congressional staff respond to constituents' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148 , as amended). The report lists selected resources regarding consumers, employers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on federal sources. It also lists Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports that summarize the ACA's provisions. This list is not a comprehensive directory of all resources on the ACA but rather is intended to address some questions that may arise frequently. Constituents with health insurance questions and problems may contact state insurance departments for assistance. It has questions and answers on health insurance under ACA, including options for obtaining coverage. CRS Report 98-446, Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies
The CRS report lists congressional liaison offices at federal agencies, including those that work on ACA issues, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); HHS's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which administers the ACA's private health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid provisions; the IRS, which administers the ACA's revenue (tax) provisions; the Department of Labor, which administers ACA provisions related to employer-sponsored coverage; and the Congressional Budget Office. Basic Consumer Sources

Health Care (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/ 
Consumer information on obtaining coverage from the ACA exchanges (marketplaces) and using health coverage to get health care. It also lists selected data sources for private health insurance coverage estimates. Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program

Individuals can enroll in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) any time of the year. Taxes

See also " The Individual Mandate " and " Subsidies ." The list includes examples of bills to repeal or amend the ACA. Statistics on Insurance Coverage

See also " Exchange Statistics " and " Statistics ." Legal and Regulatory Issues

See also " Women's Health Care ."
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) had numerous provisions affecting private health insurance and public health coverage programs. This report provides resources to help congressional staff respond to constituents' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the ACA. It lists selected resources regarding consumers, employers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on federal sources. It also lists Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports that summarize the ACA's provisions.
This report begins with links to contacts for constituents' specific questions on insurance coverage (such as state insurance departments and the U.S. Department of Labor's consumer hotline for questions on employer-based coverage) and contacts for questions about HealthCare.gov and ACA tax provisions. It also lists sources for congressional staff to contact federal agencies with ACA questions.
The report then provides basic consumer sources, including a glossary of health coverage terms and sources for obtaining the law's full text. The next sections focus on the individual mandate, private health insurance, exchanges, and employer-sponsored coverage. These are followed by information on public health care programs, such as Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare. The report also provides sources on the ACA's provisions on specific populations: women's health care, Indian health care, veterans' and military health care, and the treatment of noncitizens under the ACA. These are followed by sources on behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorders); public health, workforce, and quality; and state innovation waivers. Finally, the report lists sources on taxes, congressional efforts to repeal or amend the ACA, ACA agency audits and investigations, cost estimates and spending, insurance coverage statistics, and legal and regulatory issues.
This list is not a comprehensive directory of all resources on the ACA but rather is intended to address some questions that may arise frequently.