The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: opportunities for prevention and public health

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 384; no. 9937; pp. 75 - 82
• Main Authors: Shaw, Frederic E, MD, Asomugha, Chisara N, MD, Conway, Patrick H, MD, Rein, Andrew S, MS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 05.07.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accountable Care Organizations - economics; Accountable Care Organizations - organization & administration; Accountable Care Organizations - trends; Environment; Health care; Health Care Costs; Health Care Reform - economics; Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence; Health insurance; Health policy; Health services; Health Services Accessibility - economics; Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence; Hospitals; Humans; Insurance Coverage - economics; Insurance Coverage - legislation & jurisprudence; Insurance, Health - economics; Insurance, Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Internal Medicine; Medicare; Medicare - economics; Medicare - organization & administration; Medicare - trends; Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Prevention; Primary Prevention - economics; Primary Prevention - legislation & jurisprudence; Public health; Public Health - economics; Public Health - standards; Public Health - trends; Residence Characteristics; Uninsured people; United States; United States

Summary The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was enacted by the US Congress in 2010, marks the greatest change in US health policy since the 1960s. The law is intended to address fundamental problems within the US health system, including the high and rising cost of care, inadequate...