Legislation Requires Development of Standards and Protocols for Electronic Enrollment, and Eligibility Notification and Verification
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act). This sweeping health reform legislation requires the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to develop interoperable and secure standards and protocols to facilitate the enrollment of individuals in federal and state health and human services programs, and authorizes grants to state and local governments to promote the implementation of health information technology to facilitate enrollment in the programs. All stakeholders affected by the federal government’s development of standards and protocols under the Act should closely monitor and, where possible, provide input on their development.
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