House Preparing to Move ACA Defunding Bill - March 23, 2011

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is preparing to mark-up legislation next week that would effectively defund five accounts included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Those accounts provide funding for:

• Grants to states to establish health insurance exchanges
• Prevention and Public Health Trust Fund
• Construction and Capital Costs for School-based Health Centers
• Personal Responsibility Education Program
• Teaching health centers development grants

NAPH is planning to send a letter to the Committee opposing the legislation. We expect the legislation will likely pass the House, but its future in the Senate is less certain.