The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, has experienced hiccups of late. An older, sicker, and more expensive pool of patients have led to losses for health insurers and pull backs from the ACA's public exchanges. Increased costs - mostly in states that have not expanded Medicaid - and higher deductibles have put pressure on Americans' wallets.
On the flip side, one of its successes has come from the fact that 20 million Americans who would did not have coverage before Obamacare now have it. Through the exchanges, Medicaid expansion or policies such as young people getting to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26 years old, have driven down the uninsured rate in the US to an all-time low. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-healthcare-plan-obamacare-2016-11
On the flip side, one of its successes has come from the fact that 20 million Americans who would did not have coverage before Obamacare now have it. Through the exchanges, Medicaid expansion or policies such as young people getting to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26 years old, have driven down the uninsured rate in the US to an all-time low. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-healthcare-plan-obamacare-2016-11
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