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- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly transformed U.S. health care by expanding insurance coverage and funding research focused on patient-centered care.
- New programs under the ACA are promoting coordinated, cost-effective cancer care, benefiting over 20 million Americans through expanded insurance options like private exchanges and Medicaid.
- The introduction of models like accountable care organizations and the Oncology Care Model is driving a movement toward value-based cancer care, leading to improved outcomes and quality of care for patients.
Article Abstract
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reformed US health care delivery through insurance coverage expansion, experiments in payment design, and funding for patient-centered clinical and health care delivery research. The impact on cancer care specifically has been far reaching, with new ACA-related programs that encourage coordinated, patient-centered, cost-effective care. Insurance expansions through private exchanges and Medicaid, along with preexisting condition clauses, have helped more than 20 million Americans gain health care coverage. Accountable care organizations, oncology patient-centered medical homes, and the Oncology Care Model-all implemented through the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation-have initiated an accelerating shift toward value-based cancer care. Concurrently, evidence for better cancer outcomes and improved quality of cancer care is starting to accrue in the wake of ACA implementation.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445938 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PPO.0000000000000259 | DOI Listing |
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