these funding sources, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the ACA will increase the federal debt by

$137 billion over the next decade.

The impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been a rise in Americans with health insurance.

However, due to the increased taxes to pay for the ACA and the increased deficit spending, the ACA faces continued

opposition. The Trump administration vowed to repeal it on the campaign trail but no alternative bill has made its
way before congress. Only time will tell if the Affordable Care Act will leave a legacy or will quickly be swept by the
wayside, jeopardizing the 20 million newly insured Americans.

At the time of this writing, the final impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not clear. Millions of

previously uninsured Americans now have coverage, but the increased taxes to pay for ACA and increased deficit
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