The Surprising Resiliency of the Affordable Care Act

Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, Republicans (and, more recently, President Trump) have made their opposition to the ACA a rallying cry. The focus on “repeal and replace” during the 2014 Congressional election and again in the November 2016 full election led many Republicans to expect a rapid replacement of this key Obama administration legislative victory. House Republicans had even proposed a general legislative strategy before the 2016 ele ction called“A Better Way,” which included changes in several areas of public policy, including health care.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research