Managed Healthcare Executive September 9, 2024
Many provisions of the Affordable Care Act are popular and the healthcare reform law has brought the proportion of Americans without healthcare insurance down to an all-time low. As president, Donald Trump backed “repeal and replace” efforts.
Third of five parts
It has been just over 14 years since former President Barack Obama signed the ACA into law, and it has been on a political and legal roller-coaster ride ever since. At least 25 members of Congress who voted for the ACA lost their reelection bids, changing the House of Representatives to a Republican majority. When the new Marketplace enrollment platform crashed in 2013, only 33% of Americans viewed the ACA favorably, and four years later in 2017, the efforts...