The Era of Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act
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On June 28, 2012 the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Rights and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. The individual mandate and the extension of Medicaid eligibility are the primary components of ACA and have drawn a great deal of attention from the media and public. However, little attention has focused on how ACA will affect veteran healthcare access, particularly for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans.
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