Abstract
On March 23rd, 2010, President Obama sat in front of a packed crowd in the East Room of the White House. As he signed a new law into place, he remarked to the crowd that this bill would "set in motion reforms that generations of Americans have fought for and marched for and hungered to see." President Obama was referring to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare), which was the most significant piece of healthcare reform in the country since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. At its inception, it was one of the most divisive issues in Washington and among the general public, and it continues to be just as polarizing six years later. Now that it has been given ample time to go into effect, there is an important question to ask: has it worked? Well, that depends on how you look at it.
Recommended Citation
Gallagher, Ian
(2016)
"The Affordable Care Act 6 Years Later,"
Osmosis Magazine: Vol. 2016:
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1, Article 12.
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