Key Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): A Systematic Review and Presentation of Early Research Findings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To conduct a systematic literature review of selected major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) pertaining to expanded health insurance coverage. We present and synthesize research findings from the last 5 years regarding both the immediate and long-term effects of the ACA. We conclude with a summary and offer a research agenda for future studies.

Study design

We identified relevant articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals by performing a comprehensive search of major electronic databases. We also identified reports in the "gray literature" disseminated by government agencies and other organizations.

Principal findings

Overall, research shows that the ACA has substantially decreased the number of uninsured individuals through the dependent cov

SUBMITTER: French MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5034214 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature