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Intro
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: An Overview of the ACA as a National Experiment
References
Chapter 2: A Decade of ACA: The Successes, Unfinished Work, and Impact of the Affordable Care Act
The ACA's Successes
Reforms to Healthcare Delivery Still Stand
The Expansion of Medicaid in States Across the Country
Despite the Negative Predictions from Opponents, the Market Embraces and Protects the ACA
The ACA Is Promoting and Encouraging Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
The Unfinished Work of the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Needs to Exist in All States and Without Work Requirements
Subsidies Should Be Adequate in Every State to Ensure That Everyone Has Access to Healthcare
State Marketplaces Need More Health Plans at Affordable Prices
A Public Option Is Now Being Reconsidered as a Part of the ACA
The Legacy of the ACA
References
Chapter 3: Patient Protections in the Affordable Care Act
A History of Patients' Rights Efforts
Overview of Patient Protections in the ACA
Evaluating Whether the ACA's Patient Protections Have Been Effective and What Areas Need Improvement
A Path Toward More Comprehensive Protections
References
Chapter 4: Beyond Coverage and Controversy: The ACA's Distinctly American Approach to Healthcare Coverage and Reform
The ACA's Legislative History
The ACA Approach to Healthcare Reform
Looking Forward: US Healthcare Coverage Compared to Other Developed Nations
Can Policymakers Build on ACA's Progress?
References
Chapter 5: Medicaid Expansion and Insurance Reform Under the Affordable Care Act: The New Federalism of Health Policy or the Same Old Same Old?
A Brief History of Federalism in US Health Policy
The ACA and Health Insurance Coverage
The ACA and Health Insurance Regulation
Federalism in US Health Policy Post-ACA
References
Chapter 6: Policies Designed to Achieve a Data-Driven Learning Healthcare System: A Decade of Progress and Future Directions
The Triple Aim and the ACA: From Theory to Strategy
Early Health IT Experiments: Beacon Communities
Health IT Legislation After the ACA and Future Implications
References
Chapter 7: The Healthcare Message Wars
Healthcare Messaging Pre-ACA
White House Messaging Falters After Passage of the ACA
Healthcare Prominent in 2016 Presidential Campaign
Pelosi Moves to Reclaim Healthcare Messaging
2020 Presidential Candidates Search for Rhetorical Sweet Spot
References
Chapter 8: The Role of the Supreme Court in Shaping the Affordable Care Act
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) v. Sebelius
Other Challenges to the ACA
References
Chapter 9: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
A Decade of Experimentation and Continued Evolution
A Decade of Models and Results
Accountable Care Organizations
Advanced Primary Care
Bundled Payments
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: An Overview of the ACA as a National Experiment
References
Chapter 2: A Decade of ACA: The Successes, Unfinished Work, and Impact of the Affordable Care Act
The ACA's Successes
Reforms to Healthcare Delivery Still Stand
The Expansion of Medicaid in States Across the Country
Despite the Negative Predictions from Opponents, the Market Embraces and Protects the ACA
The ACA Is Promoting and Encouraging Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
The Unfinished Work of the ACA
Medicaid Expansion Needs to Exist in All States and Without Work Requirements
Subsidies Should Be Adequate in Every State to Ensure That Everyone Has Access to Healthcare
State Marketplaces Need More Health Plans at Affordable Prices
A Public Option Is Now Being Reconsidered as a Part of the ACA
The Legacy of the ACA
References
Chapter 3: Patient Protections in the Affordable Care Act
A History of Patients' Rights Efforts
Overview of Patient Protections in the ACA
Evaluating Whether the ACA's Patient Protections Have Been Effective and What Areas Need Improvement
A Path Toward More Comprehensive Protections
References
Chapter 4: Beyond Coverage and Controversy: The ACA's Distinctly American Approach to Healthcare Coverage and Reform
The ACA's Legislative History
The ACA Approach to Healthcare Reform
Looking Forward: US Healthcare Coverage Compared to Other Developed Nations
Can Policymakers Build on ACA's Progress?
References
Chapter 5: Medicaid Expansion and Insurance Reform Under the Affordable Care Act: The New Federalism of Health Policy or the Same Old Same Old?
A Brief History of Federalism in US Health Policy
The ACA and Health Insurance Coverage
The ACA and Health Insurance Regulation
Federalism in US Health Policy Post-ACA
References
Chapter 6: Policies Designed to Achieve a Data-Driven Learning Healthcare System: A Decade of Progress and Future Directions
The Triple Aim and the ACA: From Theory to Strategy
Early Health IT Experiments: Beacon Communities
Health IT Legislation After the ACA and Future Implications
References
Chapter 7: The Healthcare Message Wars
Healthcare Messaging Pre-ACA
White House Messaging Falters After Passage of the ACA
Healthcare Prominent in 2016 Presidential Campaign
Pelosi Moves to Reclaim Healthcare Messaging
2020 Presidential Candidates Search for Rhetorical Sweet Spot
References
Chapter 8: The Role of the Supreme Court in Shaping the Affordable Care Act
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) v. Sebelius
Other Challenges to the ACA
References
Chapter 9: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
A Decade of Experimentation and Continued Evolution
A Decade of Models and Results
Accountable Care Organizations
Advanced Primary Care
Bundled Payments