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HHS Publishes Briefing Book on the Affordable Care Act and Its Accomplishments
On March 18, 2022, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its Briefing Book, The Affordable Care Act and Its Accomplishments. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in 2010 and expanded U.S. health insurance coverage among all states and demographic groups.
The Briefing Book summarizes the key findings on the ACA from multiple reports published in 2021-2022 by the ASPE/HHS working in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It focuses on significant findings in the following categories: 1) health coverage and uninsured rates; 2) ACA health insurance Marketplace coverage; 3) Medicaid; 4) preventive care; and 5) populations of interest. In addition, it also includes a report by the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
The book is available here.