This installment of Law and the Public's Health provides an overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010. The Act represents a watershed in U.S. public health policy. When fully implemented, its insurance reforms are expected to lead to coverage of 94% of the population, and its health-care provisions lay the groundwork for the fundamental transformation of the health-care system.
. 2011 Jan-Feb;126(1):130.
Law and the Public's Health
Sara Rosenbaum
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Sara Rosenbaum, JD
1Hirsh Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy School of Public Health and Health Services The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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1Hirsh Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy School of Public Health and Health Services The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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