… Six years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the United States is closer than it has ever been to achieving near-universal coverage, an essential component of a high-performing health system. More than 20 million Americans have gained coverage under the law, although variation in health care access and affordability across states remains. The historic decline in uninsured rates has been accompanied by widespread reductions in cost-related access problems and improvements in access to routine care for at-risk adults. CONT.
Commonwealth Fund