Affordable Care Act Committee
This committee advises EMSAAC members on relevant issues related to impacts of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obama Care"), a highly-debated healthcare reform law that became fully effective January 2014. In December 2017 the "individual mandate" of the Act that required Americans to purchase health coverage or pay a penalty was removed, beginning in 2019. The effects of any successor legislation will need to be carefully evaluated for its potential impact on EMS. The Committee has created a Dropbox Account to share important documents related to this rapidly evolving topic. For more information, please contact: Tom Lynch.
Current committee members include:
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Tom Lynch, Inland Counties EMS Chair
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Dan Lynch, Central California EMS
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Pat Frost, Contra Costa County EMS
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Nancy Lapolla, San Mateo County EMS
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Vickie Pinette, Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS
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Clarence Teem, Tuolumne County EMS
  Affordable Care Act Impacts on California EMS | [Approved March 17, 2015] | 300 kB |
 San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange | [San Diego Beacon - May 2013] | 3485 kB |
 Affordable Care Act and Healthcare Reform | [Hospital Assn of Southern California - May 2013] | 993 kB |
| Healthcare Reform Seen As Unparalleled Opportunity for EMS | [JEMS article - October 2012] | 0 kB |
 AB 678 - Supplemental Reimbursement for Medi-Cal Transports by Public Agencies | [Signed by Governor Brown - October 2, 2012] | 76 kB |
 EMSAAC Healthcare Reform Committee Report | [December 4, 2012] | 36 kB |
| Guidelines for Reducing Hospital Readmissions | [American Hospital Association - January 2010] | 644 kB |
| CAA Presentation: Impact of Healthcare Reform on California EMS | [September 19, 2012] | 1968 kB |