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.../411997_health_reform_smallbusiness.pdf (accessed October 1, 2010) . Collins S. R. Davis K. Nicholson J. L. Stremikis K. . 2010 . Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Small Businesses and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 . September . New York : Commonwealth Fund . www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files...

...Benjamin D. Sommers; Rebecca Brooks Smith; Jose F. Figueroa Abstract Context: Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) produced major gains in coverage. However, findings on racial and ethnic disparities are mixed and may depend on how disparities are measured. This study examines...

...Andrea Louise Campbell Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has allowed researchers to examine mass policy feedback effects—how public policies affect individuals' attitudes and political behaviors—in real time while using causal models. These efforts help address criticisms of the extant...

...Sherry Glied; Aryana Khalid; Marilyn B. Tavenner Abstract The federal bureaucracy played a critical role in implementing most aspects of the Affordable Care Act's private insurance coverage expansion. Through brief case studies, the authors review three dimensions of this role: the development...

...Larry Levitt Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has taken numerous blows, both from the courts and from opponents seeking to undermine it. Yet, due to its policy design and the political forces the ACA has unleashed, the law has shown remarkable resilience. While there remain ongoing efforts...

...Daniel Béland; Philip Rocco; Alex Waddan Abstract Many argue that the frustrated implementation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) stems from the unprecedented level of political polarization that has surrounded the legislation. This article draws attention to the law's “institutional DNA...

..., reorganizations, funding decisions, and more. Presidents Obama and Trump employed most of these tools in an effort to shape the implementation and outcomes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during its first decade. This article focuses on the Obama and Trump administrations' use of comprehensive waivers to shape...

... on the unusual politics and structure of US health care and how the US experience could bring more to international conversations about health care and the welfare state. After introducing the concept of casing—asking what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might be a case of—the authors discuss different “casings...

...Adrienne Hosek Abstract Context: A decade after passage, a majority of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Republican efforts to repeal it outright have failed. This article investigates whether the policy itself, through its beneficiaries, changed public opinion and sowed...

...Petra W. Rasmussen; Gerald F. Kominski Abstract When passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the greatest piece of health care reform in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. In the 9 years since its passage, the law has ushered in a drastic decrease...

...Julianna Pacheco; Elizabeth Maltby Abstract Context: This article argues that the devolution of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the states contributed to the slow progression of national public support for health care reform. Methods: Using small-area estimation techniques, the authors measured...

...Lawrence R. Jacobs; Suzanne Mettler; Ling Zhu Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in a deeply polarized context, and it has endured multiple challenges to its implementation and its very existence that continue to this day. Yet, we find that the law is entering a new phase...

...Jamila Michener Abstract The political processes surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) offer valuable lessons about race and politics in the United States. In particular, the ACA underscores a critical tension between politics and policy in a racialized polity: even when policies are intended...

...Stacey McMorrow; Linda J. Blumberg; John Holahan Abstract The primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were to increase the availability and affordability of health insurance coverage and thereby improve access to needed health care services. Numerous studies have overwhelmingly confirmed...

...Adrianna McIntyre; Robert J. Blendon; John M. Benson; Mary G. Findling; Eric C. Schneider Abstract Ten years after its enactment, public support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) still only reaches a scant majority. Candidates for the presidency—and the sitting president—have endorsed health...

...Sarah E. Gollust; Erika Franklin Fowler; Jeff Niederdeppe Abstract Messaging about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has seemingly produced a variety of outcomes: millions of Americans gained access to health insurance, yet much of the US public remains confused about major components of the law...

...Joel C. Cantor; Alan C. Monheit Abstract The individual health insurance market has played a small but important role in providing coverage to those without access to group insurance or public programs. With implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the individual market has attained a more...

... Interest-Group Influence on the Patient Protection and Affordability Act of 2010: Winners and Losers in the Health Care Reform Debate Jill Quadagno Florida State University...

... Press . Intergovernmental Politics Federalism and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: The Founding Fathers Would Not Be Surprised Michael S. Sparer...

... the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Scott L. Greer University of Michigan Federalism, in principle, combines policy innovation with stability: state involvement adapts policy to local conditions...