Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an estimated 20 million Americans have gained health insurance, and the country’s uninsured rate has dropped from 16% to 9% since 2010.1 In the upcoming presidential election, the ACA’s future is again at stake. Understanding how the law has achiev...
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author | Frean, Molly Sommers, Benjamin D. Gruber, Jonathan |
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description | Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an estimated 20 million Americans have gained health insurance, and the country’s uninsured rate has dropped from 16% to 9% since 2010.1 In the upcoming presidential election, the ACA’s future is again at stake. Understanding how the law has achieved these coverage changes is critical to evaluating its progress. |
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spelling | mit-1721.1/1140452022-09-28T10:50:15Z Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers Frean, Molly Sommers, Benjamin D. Gruber, Jonathan Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics Gruber, Jonathan Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an estimated 20 million Americans have gained health insurance, and the country’s uninsured rate has dropped from 16% to 9% since 2010.1 In the upcoming presidential election, the ACA’s future is again at stake. Understanding how the law has achieved these coverage changes is critical to evaluating its progress. 2018-03-09T22:16:36Z 2018-03-09T22:16:36Z 2016-09 2018-02-22T19:32:09Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0028-4793 1533-4406 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114045 Frean, Molly, Jonathan Gruber, and Benjamin D. Sommers. “Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers.” New England Journal of Medicine 375, no. 17 (October 27, 2016): 1605–1608. © 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-3065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMP1609016 New England Journal of Medicine Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS) The New England Journal of Medicine |
spellingShingle | Frean, Molly Sommers, Benjamin D. Gruber, Jonathan Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title | Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title_full | Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title_fullStr | Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title_full_unstemmed | Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title_short | Disentangling the ACA’s Coverage Effects — Lessons for Policymakers |
title_sort | disentangling the aca s coverage effects lessons for policymakers |
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