On April 30, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Health Affairs released a brief on the components of the national health care reform law that will go into effect in the near term.  The brief explains what the measures will change and offers a timeline of their implementation over the next two years.

From the report: In March 2010, Congress enacted substantial health reform measures intended to increase ac­cess to affordable insurance, reduce the number of uninsured people, and reform both the health insurance market and the health care delivery system. The lion’s share of these reforms will take effect in 2014. However, some reforms go into effect well before that time. This brief summarizes and provides context for key immediate reforms to the private health insurance market that will take effect in 2010 and 2011.

Full report:  Near-Term Changes In Health Insurance (PDF | 432.01 KB)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  (2010).  Near-term changes in health insurance.