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Monique C Chambers1, Mouhanad M El-Othmani1, Khaled J Saleh2
1Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
Abstract:
The US health care system has been fragmented for more than 40 years; this model created a need for modification. Sociopoliticomedical system-related factors led to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a restructuring of health care provision/delivery. The ACA increases access to high-quality "affordable care" under cost-effective measures. This article provides a comprehensive review of health reform and the motivating factors that drive policy to empower arthroplasty providers to effectively advocate for the field of orthopedics as a whole, and the patients served.
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