The Affordable Care Act and Consumer Well-Being: Knowns and Unknowns

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, is the latest in a long string of efforts to reform health care in the United States. In this article, we provide a brief background and explore key components of this law. We examine extant research on what is known about how...

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Published in:The Journal of consumer affairs 2017-03, Vol.51 (1), p.27-53
Main Authors: FITZGERALD, M. PAULA, BIAS, THOMAS K., GURLEY-CALVEZ, TAMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bills
Consumer protection
Economic aspects
Government regulation
Health care policy
Health care reform
Health insurance
Interpretation and construction
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Literacy
Medical law
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Patients
Psychological aspects
Reforms
Social welfare
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Summary:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, is the latest in a long string of efforts to reform health care in the United States. In this article, we provide a brief background and explore key components of this law. We examine extant research on what is known about how insurance coverage impacts consumer well-being and the role health and financial literacy play in achieving well-being. We then introduce important research questions highlighting areas where little is known and where much opportunity lies to inform policy and improve consumer well-being.
ISSN:0022-0078
1745-6606
DOI:10.1111/joca.12059