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What's ailing the ACA: Insurers or Congress?

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Case Western Reserve University

Since the Affordable Care Act – or what many call Obamacare – has been labeled a failure since the day it started, according to some political types, it’s difficult to know if the recent defections by large insurance companies are really a death knell or just growing pains.

Aetna dropped a bombshell Aug. 15 when it announced that...

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