The New York Times has published a major, multi-article piece, on different aspects of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) performance. Here's the overview:
"After a year fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, an analysis by a team of reporters and data researchers shows. But it has also fallen short in some ways and given rise to a powerful conservative backlash."
The article poses and then responds to seven big questions, based on data gathered from many sources.
"After a year fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, an analysis by a team of reporters and data researchers shows. But it has also fallen short in some ways and given rise to a powerful conservative backlash."
The article poses and then responds to seven big questions, based on data gathered from many sources.
- Has the percentage of uninsured people been reduced?
- Has insurance under the law been affordable?
- Did the Affordable Care Act improve health outcomes?
- Will the online exchanges work better this year than last?
- Has the health care industry been hurt or helped by the law?
- How has the expansion of Medicaid fared?
- Has the law contributed to a slowdown in health care spending?
Because the law is so politically polarized and charged, this objective status update is a welcome contribution to the discussion. Group health care purchasers have so much riding on the law, so this is a particularly worthwhile read.
Those of you attending the NBCH Annual Conference's first day will hear Bob Laszewski's take on the law's rollout. Mr. Laszewski is a former health insurance executive and a highly regarded independent analyst who has tracked each step of the law's formulation and execution.
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