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Credit FAQ: The Credit Impact Of Health Care Reform Will Take Hold Slowly Mar 10
Standard & Poors, March 2010
Abstract
The U.S. appears set to enter a new era with the passage of major health care reform--the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--which President Barack Obama signed into law. The book hasn't closed on this controversial law yet; it will almost certainly face amendments in the short term, and some of its chief provisions, such as mandatory insurance purchases, will likely come under fire in the courts. Also, it will be months, or even years, before many of the law's chief provisions take effect. Yet, the fact remains that the passage of this law is a landmark: The U.S. has the potential to achieve near-universal health care coverage for its citizens for the first time. The addition of millions of...
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