April 9 (UPI) — The Affordable Care Act has slowed increases in out-of-pocket costs for those with health insurance coverage under the law by about 80%, an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found.
Since the ACA, also known as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010, average out-of-pocket expenses for doctor visits, prescription drugs and other services have risen by an average of 0.2% per year, the data showed.
However, during the nine years before the law’s passage, from 2000 to 2009, these fees, which are charges over and above what insurance pays, increased by an average of 1% per
