The Affordable Care Act at 10 Years — Its Coverage and Access Provisions

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law 10 years ago. This first of two Health Policy Reports reviewing the challenges and successes of the law focuses on the provisions of the law that expanded coverage. The ACA has reduced the number of Americans who are uninsured and the out-of-pocket h...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 382; no. 10; pp. 963 - 969
Main Authors Blumenthal, David, Collins, Sara R, Fowler, Elizabeth J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 05.03.2020
Subjects
Adult
Costs and Cost Analysis
Financing, Government
Health care
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health Insurance Exchanges - trends
Humans
Insurance coverage
Insurance Coverage - legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Coverage - trends
Insurance, Health - economics
Insurance, Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Medicaid - economics
Medicaid - legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
United States
United States
United States > US
Kansas
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Summary:The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law 10 years ago. This first of two Health Policy Reports reviewing the challenges and successes of the law focuses on the provisions of the law that expanded coverage. The ACA has reduced the number of Americans who are uninsured and the out-of-pocket health care costs for those with low incomes.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMhpr1916091