Health Care Reform and American Politics
Jacobs, Lawrence (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota) / Skocpol, Theda (Professor of Government, Professor of Government, Harvard University)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial nations. Affordable Care aims to control rapidly r...