US Capitol Capsule: With ACA foe defeated, now comes the challenge: Implementation
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare and Medicaid may have been spared a complete topsy-turvy set of events with President Barack Obama's 332-206 electoral vote win over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, there's no doubt knotty challenges – financial and otherwise – lie ahead for all agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the 50 US states.