ANALYSIS OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT part 2

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Surveys show that the newly insured are pleased with their coverage. Three quarters of those seeking to make an appointment with a primary care physician or a specialist secured appointments within 4 weeks or less. (Blumenthal, 2015)

The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) reports improvements in the area of individual health. Reports show the rate of hospital-acquired infections in the United States declined by 21 percent between 2010 and 2015 with an estimate 125,000 fewer patients died in hospitals. Medicare patients’ hospital readmission rates declined substantially; an estimated 565,000 readmissions were avoided between 2010 and 2015 as a result of the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). (The Advisory