US Capitol Capsule: At 3-year mark, is ACA still a big deal?
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
As President Barack Obama and his administration celebrated the third anniversary on 23 March of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tweeting the law is "Still a big deal," leaving out the expletive Vice President Joe Biden infamously used at the bill's signing – a new poll showed that a majority of Americans still do not understand the law.
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