The Affordable Care Act, Section by Section

Below you will find all 10 Titles of the Affordable Care Act, with amendments to the law called for by the reconciliation process. Click on each Title to see a brief outline and then read the law section by section.

Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans

Title II. The Role of Public Programs

Title III. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care

Title IV. Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health

Title V. Health Care Workforce

Title VI. Transparency and Program Integrity

Title VII. Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies

Title VIII. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act)

Title IX. Revenue Provisions

Title X. Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Read the Full Text of the Affordable Care Act

• Full Text of the Affordable Care Act and Reconciliation Act (PDF – 2.6 MB)
• Certified Full-Text Version: Affordable Care Act (PDF – 4.27 MB)
• Certified Full-Text Version: Reconciliation Act (PDF – 282 KB)

The first link listed above contains the full text of the Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in one document. It is not official and is provided for your convenience. The second and third links contain the official certified full text of the law.

Note: The text is searchable within each PDF file. Use 'CTR + F' on your keyboard. If you are looking for a specific page, try to enter just the page number into the search box within the PDF. To save a copy of a PDF to your computer, right click your mouse and select 'save link as' then click the 'save' button.

Regulations & Guidance

• Use the search tool available at Regulations.gov to view Affordable Care Act regulations and submit public comments.
• For information on regulations on the day they are issued, visit the Federal Register’s Public Inspection Desk(See Special Filing or Regular Filing) or the enhanced Public Inspection website.
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is responsible for tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will be implemented during the next several years. A list of these provisions now in effect, and additional information soon to be added, can be found at www.irs.gov.
• The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) oversees the implementation of Affordable Care Act provisions that are related to private health insurance. Detailed technical and regulatory information on the health care law can be found at cciio.cms.gov (See Regulations & Guidance section).

For More Information

Read our plain language guide to the key features of the law and find out what’s changing and when.