When the ACA was signed in 2010, 50 million Americans were uninsured. Now, 40 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It’s been 14 years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law.
At the time, 50 million Americans did not have health insurance. Now, 40 million are enrolled in the program that covers pre-existing conditions and cuts costs for patients.
Congressman Bobby Scott gathered healthcare professionals together to discuss just how much the ACA changed the medical landscape since 2010.
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health insurance and long-term care to low-income families, individuals 65 and older and patients with disabilities.
Chester Williams is happy to be alive today. In 2019, he says an SUV hit him and sent him to the hospital.
“I was in a hospital bed for six months and six operations,” Williams said.
He …
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