Open AccessFrom the Affordable Care Act to Affordable Care
Author(s) -
David Cutler
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2015.7683
Subject(s) - medicine , health insurance , patient protection and affordable care act , family medicine , nursing , health care , economic growth , economics
Health reform is a process, not a destination. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will not be the last word in health policy any more than were Medicare and Medicaid. The ACA focused primarily on extending insurance coverage. Going forward, policy will need to address 2 areas the ACA pursued less vigorously: continuing to slow the increase in health costs and improving the practice environment for physicians.
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