Author : Jonathan Gruber
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis The Affordable Care Act's Effects on Patients, Providers and the Economy by : Jonathan Gruber
Download or read book The Affordable Care Act's Effects on Patients, Providers and the Economy written by Jonathan Gruber and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we approach the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, it is important to reflect on what has been learned about the impacts of this major reform. In this paper we review the literature on the impacts of the ACA on patients, providers and the economy. We find strong evidence that the ACA's provisions have increased insurance coverage. There is also a clearly positive effect on access to and consumption of health care, with suggestive but more limited evidence on improved health outcomes. There is no evidence of significant reductions in provider access, changes in labor supply, or increased budgetary pressures on state governments, and the law's total federal cost through 2018 has been less than predicted. We conclude by describing key policy implications and future areas for research.