The PPACA effect

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opened up the possibility of buying health insurance to millions of Americans who, for whatever reason, were uninsured before.

By Amber Taufen | Updated on May 19, 2014

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opened up the possibility of buying health insurance to millions of Americans who, for whatever reason, were uninsured before – to the tune of 8 million enrollees in PPACA health exchange plans as of early May.

However, some of those 8 million new policy owners were no doubt enrolled previously in a different plan, whether employer-based or individually bought.

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