The federal health care reform bills that were signed into law in 2010 will expand access to care; provide new consumer protections for privately purchased health care; and spur innovation in health care payment, quality and delivery practices. The law also will extend mental health parity protections to new groups of covered individuals, and it will directly affect mental health screening by mandating access to certain preventive services at no cost. Read more.

• Preventive Services Covered under the Affordable Care Act – New resources on www.heathcare.gov explain the importance of preventive care and list the recommended preventive services to be offered without cost-sharing under the health care reform law.