Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590)
Research SummaryPublished Feb 11, 2010
Research SummaryPublished Feb 11, 2010
Using the COMPARE microsimulation model, estimates the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) on the number of uninsured, the costs to the federal government and the nation, and consumers' health care spending.
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