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The article looks at the U.S. health care system, focusing on the extent to which the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has addressed the problems in the system and what other changes are needed. Topics include people without health coverage, the health insurance exchang...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 412; no. 8905; pp. 25 - 28
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 9/20/2014
Subjects:
United States
Medical care costs
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
Health care reform
Medically uninsured persons
Health insurance exchanges
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article looks at the U.S. health care system, focusing on the extent to which the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has addressed the problems in the system and what other changes are needed. Topics include people without health coverage, the health insurance exchanges created under the law, U.S. medical care costs, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).