Happy 5th birthday to the Affordable Care Act!
“The Affordable Care Act (ACA) set us on a path toward better access but we still have a ways to go. We must identify persistent gaps in access to insurance coverage and health care and pursue policies that put us on the path to achieving truly universal health care,” EOI Senior Policy Associate Tatsuko Go Hollo wrote in a recent health care legislative policy update.
The latest infographic from our friends at the Center for American Progress illustrates the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women around the country.
Take a look for yourself…
Image source: Center for American Progress
Via the Center for American Progress
By Sam Hatzenbeler, MPHc
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