Fierce Health Payers February 28, 2020
Joanne Finnegan

It’s been almost 10 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, and U.S. physicians are still divided about its future.

A survey that asked doctors their views on critical healthcare issues found physicians were split over the ACA, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, by then-President Barack Obama.

Eighty percent of physicians said they think the ACA will be defunded, and 74% said they believe the law will remain in place despite recent court rulings, according to InCrowd’s fifth annual U.S. physician sentiment and predictions survey.

The survey demonstrated growing optimism about the ACA’s future, as the statistics show a jump from the 60% of respondents in 2019 who believed the country would retain the...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, HHS, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange
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