Obamacare: The Rest of the Story

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Author(s) Bill Keller
Source The New York Times
Date October 14, 2013
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/opinion/keller-obamacare-the-rest-of-the-story.html
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Quotes-start.png Since the Affordable Care Act was signed three years ago, more than 370 innovative medical practices, called accountable care organizations, have sprung up across the country, with 150 more in the works. At these centers, Medicare or private insurers reward doctors financially when their patients require fewer hospital stays, emergency room visits and surgeries — exactly the opposite of what doctors have traditionally been paid to do. The more money the organization saves, the more money its participating providers share. And the best way to save costs (which is, happily, also the best way to keep patients alive) is to catch problems before they explode into emergencies. Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.