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Editorial
. 2019 Feb 26;16(2):e1002752.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002752. eCollection 2019 Feb.

The US Affordable Care Act: Reflections and directions at the close of a decade

Adrianna McIntyre  1 , Zirui Song  2   3
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Editorial

The US Affordable Care Act: Reflections and directions at the close of a decade

Adrianna McIntyre et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In this month's Editorial, PLOS Medicine Academic Editor Zirui Song and his colleague Adrianna McIntyre discuss outcomes and possible futures for the United States Affordable Care Act as it nears the ten year mark.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ZS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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