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Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups

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Changes in Healthcare Costs During the Obama Administration: Government Spending

A look at the numbers resulting from healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act across the eight years of the Obama Administration

Over the eight years of the Obama administration, there has been significant and unprecedented legislation intended to address the well-known problems with health insurance and high healthcare costs in this country. There has also been plenty of bluster, criticism, and commentary about the consequences of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in 2010.

With a new administration and Congress about to take office, many media outlets and experts are looking back over the past eight years to assess what actually happened to the US healthcare system during this time. From independent medical laboratories and pathology groups, to large-scale health systems, reform and the impact of the Obama Administration has changed—and continues to change—the way America approaches healthcare.

Over President Obama’s two terms, there were significant changes to payment structures, insurance markets, and communications between healthcare service providers. In turn, these initiatives have spurred innovation and drastically altered the way many healthcare and diagnostics providers operate. (more…)

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