After many months of wrenching debate, Democrats in Marchfinally succeeded in getting health care reform legislation to thefinish line.
On March 23, PresidentBarack Obama signed the reform package–the Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act–into law. "Today, after almost a century oftrying, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all thevotes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in theUnited States of America," he said during the signing ceremony.
But as the administration rolled out regulation after regulationto implement it–most crafted with input from the NationalAssociation of Insurance Commissioners–the bill continued togenerate concern and controversy.
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