The new federal health care reform law may change how some consumers access health care and health care coverage. Kaiser Permanente is currently working to interpret and implement changes mandated by the new law in accordance with the schedule outlined by Congress. In some cases, like the coverage of adult children, the law calls for the benefit to be offered six months from the date the bill became law. Other provisions of the law will take effect in future years. In almost all cases, the government will need to put new regulations in place before we can make these changes.
Go to kp.org/reform to get detailed information about Kaiser Permanente’s principles and perspective on health care reform.