Tag: Affordable Care Act
Majority of U.S. Doctors Believe ACA Has Improved Access to Care
In 2017 versus 2012, more doctors agreed the ACA would turn U.S. health care in the right direction
Nonphysican Practitioners Filling Post-ACA Primary Care Gap
New Medicaid beneficiaries seeing nurse practitioners, physician assistants
First States to Expand Medicaid Had Largest Bump in Cancer Screening
States expanding Medicaid later had screening rates more comparable to nonexpansion states
ACA Coverage Gains Could Erode Without Individual Mandate
However, individual market in California not expected to destabilize because of mandate penalty
Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups Higher Than Expected
As of last Saturday's enrollment deadline, 8.5 million people in 39 states had enrolled
Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act Down From Last Year
In most states, Saturday is the sign-up deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1
ACA Coverage Substantial, but Did Not Impact Labor Markets
Coverage gains did not negatively impact employment levels, hours worked, earnings
Sign-Up Season Begins on HealthCare.gov
Insurers are expanding their participation in the program
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Gains in Insurance Coverage
But no corresponding increase in treatment of substance use disorders among low-income adults
