The Power Of Access To Affordable Care.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- STERN, RACHEL J.
- Source
- Health Affairs. Mar2020, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p531-533. 3p.
- Subject
- *DRUG therapy for asthma
*ASTHMA
*EXPERIENCE
*HEALTH services accessibility
*INSURANCE
*MEDICAID
*MEDICAL care costs
*RESPIRATORY therapy equipment
PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act
- Language
- ISSN
- 0278-2715
The author discusses how she benefited from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when she was still a medical student, and suffering from asthma. Topics covered include a March 2015 study of ACA'a dependent coverage expansion which showed that it improved health outcomes among college graduates, the need for some state to expand Medicaid eligibility, and the foundation that ACA provided on which to build universal affordable coverage.