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Director of the White House Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann Deparle takes questions from Facebook and the White House website about the President’s plans for reforming health care. June 29, 2009. (Public Domain)

Mayor Gavin Newsom’s 2008 State of the City health care webisode.

Subscribe for news updates every 10 minutes. Like/Dislike, Favorite, Comment, Embed on Blog, Facebook Share, and Tweet this video. Get the word out on this video. Get an email once a day tinyurl.com Like on Facebook to get updates tinyurl.com Follow on Twitter to get updates tinyurl.com – Wednesday May 18 2011 12:05 pm en.wikipedia.org Health care reform in the United States was most recently enacted nationally in 2010 by the passage of two bills: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which became law on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 4872), which amended the PPACA and became law on March 30. Here is a summary of reform achievements at the national level in the United States. For failed efforts, State based efforts, native tribes services and more details generally, see the main article History of health care reform in the United States. Just before the passage of the bill, President Obama gave a speech at a rally in Pennsylvania in which he outlined the key elements of his reforms and why he felt it was imperative for Congress to vote for the legislation. The law includes health-related provisions to take effect over the next four years, including expanding Medicaid eligibility for people making up to 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL), subsidizing insurance premiums for people making up to 400% of the FPL (000 for family of 4 in 2010) so their maximum ‘out-of-pocket’ payment for annual premiums …