Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Annotated Bibliography

Alcalá, Héctor E., et al. "Insurance type and access to health care providers and appointments under the Affordable Care Act." Medical care 56.2 (2018): 186-192.

A study conducted by Alcalá (56) aimed at investigating the access to and the utilization of healthcare service by various Latino sub-groups in the US, using data from the National Health Interview Survey. The findings made therein illustrated that, amongst the Latino subgroups, Central Americans and Mexicans had a lower probability of having health insurance than non-Latino whites before implementing the ACA. The study by Alcalá (56) is a credible source of information for research on the ACA as it provides evidence on the positive outcomes of the ACA.

Alcalá, Héctor E. "Impact of the Affordable Care Act on health care access and utilization among Latinos." The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 30.1 (2017): 52-62.

Alcalá’s (2) research studied the differences in access to specialty and primary care among patients who Medicaid and private-market insurance plans insured compared to those who received employee-paid insurance covers. The findings of the research conducted by Alcalá (5) illustrated that patients who had Medicaid and private-market health insurance plans received poorer access to primary and specialty care in healthcare facilities across the nation than employer-sponsored insurance cover. The study also found out that the reduction of Medicaid fees due to the implementation of the ACA led to a reduced ability to access specialty and primary care providers in patients with Medicaid, private-market insurance plans, and employee-sponsored insurance covers. The study by Alcalá (6) is a credible source of information for research on the ACA as it provides evidence on the negative outcomes of the ACA.

Dixon, Matthew S., Ashley L. Cole, and Stacie B. Dusetzina. "Out-of-pocket spending under the Affordable Care Act for patients with cancer." The Cancer Journal 23.3 (2017): 175-180.

A scientific research study conducted by Dixon et al. (176) focused on identifying the benefits of the ACA based on the several key provisions therein. Dixon et al.’s (176) study was based on the premise that the ACA, also known as Obamacare, was created to increase healthcare coverage, access and reduce the overall cost of healthcare services. The findings of the research stand to show that the ACA was able to achieve most of its objectives. The study's findings show that three specific provisions of the ACA have led to the reduction of out-of-pocket payments for patients with health insurance coverage. The study by Dixon et al. (176) is a credible source of information for research on the ACA as it provides evidence on the positive outcomes of the ACA.