After many months of wrenching debate, Democrats in March finally succeeded in getting health care reform legislation to the finish line.
On March 23, President Barack Obama signed the reform package–the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act–into law. "Today, after almost a century of trying, today, after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America," he said during the signing ceremony.
But as the administration rolled out regulation after regulation to implement it–most crafted with input from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners–the bill continued to generate concern and controversy.
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