Includes index.

Explains the new benefits, rules, and regulations under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and describes how the legislation will affect individuals' care and medical choices.--[source unknown].

Introduction -- How health insurance works -- Fixing the insurance market -- Everyone has to have health coverage -- Getting help paying for coverage -- What employers have to do -- The new health insurance exchanges -- What's left of the public option? -- While you're waiting-- -- Medicare changes -- The expansion of Medicaid -- Long-term care -- Preventive care and wellness -- Who decides what care you get? -- How they'll cut costs -- How they'll pay for it.