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The next attack on the Affordable Care Act may cost you free preventive health care

  • Written by Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University
imageA provision of the Affordable Care Act makes it easier for patients to receive preventive care.Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place following its third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported...

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