Is the Affordable Care Act Working?
This is an interactive research piece from the NYTimes. It looks at seven questions in depth, with analysis, but here are the topline results:
As ever, Jesse
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.
This is an interactive research piece from the NYTimes. It looks at seven questions in depth, with analysis, but here are the topline results:
- Has the percentage of uninsured people been reduced?
Yes, the number of uninsured has fallen significantly. - Has insurance under the law been affordable?
For many, yes, but not for all. - Did the Affordable Care Act improve health outcomes?
Data remains sparse except for one group, the young. - Will the online exchanges work better this year than last?
Most experts expect they will, but they will be tested by new challenges. - Has the health care industry been helped or hurt by the law?
The law mostly helped, by providing new paying patients and insurance customers. - How has the expansion of Medicaid fared?
Twenty-three states have opposed expansion, though several of them are reconsidering. - Has the law contributed to a slowdown in health care spending?
Perhaps, but mainly around the edges.
As ever, Jesse
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