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This R&D provides resources on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The law is in its third year and the open enrollment period for health insurance began this week. The Obama administration is hoping that increased penalties for going without health insurance will cause more people to seek out coverage on federal and state exchanges, but rising premiums and the closure of some healthcare cooperatives are giving ammunition to opponents of the legislation.
Effects of the Affordable Care Act are being felt throughout the health-care system https://t.co/d2kH7xGjv5 pic.twitter.com/nwI92KIL6g
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 2, 2015
Failed co-ops add ammunition to the G.O.P. war on the Affordable Care Act. https://t.co/llAbPRUrSv via @ropear pic.twitter.com/EQzHFTj8We
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 3, 2015
They aren’t bragging about it, but lawmakers in Congress have agreed on two fixes to Obamacare. https://t.co/vwWZONy9Br
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 4, 2015