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Expanding Access to Exchanges: a Proposal to Address Healthcare Affordability in the U. S.

Lukas Helikum Orcid Logo, Gita Sharma

Midwest Law Journal, Volume: XXXIII, Issue: No 1, Pages: 38 - 58

Swansea University Author: Lukas Helikum Orcid Logo

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Escalating health care costs are an issue faced by millions of Americans. While the Affordable Care Act expanded access to coverage, it did little to curb skyrocketing costs. Most households in the United States continue to rely on employer-provided coverage where constantly increasing out-of-pocket...

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Published in: Midwest Law Journal
ISSN: 2572-8741 1556-5068
Published: 2023
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