Two problems that could undermine the Affordable Care Act

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Author(s) The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date December 13, 2013
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/design-flaws-in-the-affordable-care-act/2013/12/13/905571ce-636e-11e3-aa81-e1dab1360323_story.html
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Quotes-start.png Though we would have made the individual mandate’s penalty larger, not every problem can or should be solved by federal regulation, and there is still a decent chance that the balance between regulation and liberty that the Affordable Care Act struck will work. If it does, the more rational health-care system that results will have been well worth the price in expanded government intervention in the health-care market. Quotes-end.png


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This item takes a mixed stance on the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.