Between 2010 and 2018, the share of nonelderly adults who skipped a medical test or treatment fell 24 percent. ACA implementation reduced the probability of not receiving medical care due to cost by about one-quarter, and it dramatically increased the share of people who reported having a usual place of care.

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law. The following summary of the law as originally enacted focuses on provisions to expand coverage, control health care costs, and improve health care delivery system.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, dramatically changed the U.S. health care landscape. The law’s goals were to reduce the number of uninsured, make coverage more affordable, and expand access to care.

Medical care is free, and it covers almost everything other than prescription drugs, glasses, and dental care. (Most people have supplementary insurance to cover those things). It keeps its drugs cheap by negotiating at a federal level with pharmaceutical companies.

Opioid abuse is one of the major problems in the U.S. health care system. The National Institute on Drug Abuse claims that 130 people die in the U.S. every day from an opioid overdose.

Jobs that pay $70,000 or more and don’t require a degree

1. Air traffic controllers.
2. Transportation, storage and distribution managers.
3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives.
4. Radiation therapists.
5. Nuclear technicians.
6. Detectives and criminal investigators.
7. Electrical and electronics repairers.

Here are 20 enjoyable careers that make over 75k that made the list:

• 1.) Nursing. There was a TON of nurses that claimed to love their job and make great money.
• 2.) Dental Hygienist.
• 3.) Building Plans Examiner.
• 4.) Paralegal.
• 5.) Corporate Bond Trader.
• 6.) Corporate Trainer.
• 7.) Dog Walker.
• 8.) Physical Therapist.