Manatt Health March 23, 2020
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Kyla M. Ellis, Virginia E. Morgan

Today, March 23, 2020, marks the ten-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law. Despite multiple judicial challenges, congressional action to halt key provisions, and unsuccessful attempts to repeal and replace the law, the ACA remains largely intact, and public opinion has shifted in recent years. Today, 55% of all Americans view the law favorably, compared with just 33% in 2013, although sentiments on the law remain split across political party affiliations.1

Even in the midst of a global pandemic and a time of uncertainty for the U.S. healthcare system, it is important to look back at how the law has impacted the U.S. healthcare system over the past decade—increasing access, improving quality and slowing the...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Insurance, Medicaid, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange, States, Trends
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