Comparative Legislative Analyses

Below you will find an index of links to the comparative side-by-side analysis projects created by Faculty and Staff of the Department of Health Policy.

National Health Reform Comparative Legislative Tables
This project is designed to provide accessible and understandable comparative analyses and summaries of the major pieces of health reform legislation in the 111th Congress. Through these materials, the goal is to advance public understanding of the legal and policy implications of health reform both during the legislative phase and as a matter of ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation. The unfolding process suggests health reforms that will not only move the nation toward universal health insurance but lay the groundwork for a comprehensive re-engineering of the health system to achieve greater quality, transparency, system efficiency, public health integration, and equity through reduction in disparities in health and health care.


ARRA Side-by-Side chart tracking the major health provisions in the Senate, House, and final Act signed into law February 17, 2009
A detailed side-by-side analysis of the individual components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), signed into law on February 17, 2009. One of the most sweeping pieces of economic legislation ever enacted, ARRA not only provides hundreds of billions of dollars in new health and health care spending but also makes comprehensive reforms in health law and policy, particularly in the area of health information law, including health information technology (HIT) adoption and health information privacy.