Law
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Expanded Medicaid, created insurance marketplaces, prohibited many coverage denials, and widened subsidized access to health insurance.
Year
2010
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
Reduced uninsured rates and narrowed several racial disparities in health coverage and access, with especially important effects for Black adults in Medicaid expansion states.
What This Policy Did
Reduced uninsured rates and narrowed several racial disparities in health coverage and access, with especially important effects for Black adults in Medicaid expansion states.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Mar 23, 2010
Congressional record for the ACA and its enactment date.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Government • Apr 11, 2012
HHS overview of ACA provisions expected to improve coverage and healthcare access for African Americans.
KFF • Nonprofit • Aug 26, 2020
Synthesizes research showing ACA and Medicaid expansion effects on racial coverage disparities.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Government • Jun 7, 2024
HHS issue brief stating that since implementation of the ACA coverage provisions, the uninsured rate among nonelderly Black Americans decreased by 10 percentage points.