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1. How did the Affordable Care Act (ACA) attempt to expand access to health insurance? (Kaiser Family Foundation Summary of the ACA handout and the NY Times article).
According to the (Kaiser Family Foundation Summary of the ACA handout and the NY Times article) Medicaid is expanding where more Americans will be eligible for medicaid, to all low income people who are under the age 65, so mostly adults, pregnant women, children, parents and etc. to get the care they need so that for example a family of four who is earning 30 thousand or less and individuals who earns about 15 thousand or less a year can be able to qualify, which will increase of most Americans the access to medicaid. Also the qualified people will receive benchmark benefit package

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