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Affordable Care Act being targeted in last week of presidential campaign

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Affordable Care Act Health Care Reform

Affordable Care Act may raise health insurance costs throughout the US With the U.S. presidential elections little over a week away, more attention is being drawn to the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that was championed by President Obama. The law has generated a significant amount of controversy and has divided the U.S political landscape since its passage in 2010. Now, new reports concerning the impact of the law are emerging, suggesting that health insurance costs may become significantly higher in some states. Nevada…

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Reports suggest that employers will not be cutting back on insurance benefits due to reform

By now, the controversy surrounding the McKinsey & Co. report is well known. The report, released earlier this year, claims that the federal healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, will leave more people without insurance than there are now. Politicians have been debating the findings of the study but there is little in the way of evidence they can offer to counter the claims therein. However, two new reports sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest philanthropy organization devoted to health care issues in the U.S., refutes the…

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