Explaining the Affordable Care Act in 800 Words

guest post by Peter L. Beilenson, M.D., M.P.H. October 1, 2013 was probably the most significant day in American health care policy since the inauguration of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, nearly 50 years ago. On the first day of the month, the most important mechanism for increasing access to newly available affordable health insurance—the…