Six Economic Benefits of the Affordable Care Act

1. Putting more money in families’ pockets, boosting demand, and bringing down unemployment today
2. Helping slow the growth of health care costs, boosting hiring in the near term, and bolstering workers’ paychecks
3. Reducing our long-term deficit and laying the foundation for future growth
4. Improving health and making workers more productive
5. Reducing “job lock” and encouraging job mobility and entrepreneurship
6. Improving financial security in the face of illness

Source: The White House Blog
Source URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/02/06/six-economic-benef...

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