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Affordable Care Act Quotes
Views from both sides of a healthcare debate.
This page collects Affordable Care Act quotes reflecting a real and ongoing policy debate, including comments on state flexibility built into the law. Readers can explore more on the Act quotes page.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
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- Nov 07, 2020
Enacting elements of the Affordable Care Act isn't backtracking on core principles, but rather understanding that new ways to help make health care affordable builds stronger businesses and saves struggling hospitals. And that is a very attractive offer.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Affordable Care Act was not affordable. The Affordable Care Act is not affordable.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that the terms of the Affordable Care Act do give the states a fair amount of wiggle room and to do things as they see fit. The Affordable Care Act was not designed as some sort of one-size-fits-all solution from Washington. There's lots of discretion given to the states.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Indiana, the Affordable Care Act will raise the average cost of health insurance in the individual market by an unaffordable 72 percent.
- Nov 07, 2020
We will see if the situation with the Affordable Care Act ever rights itself or is improved upon.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Affordable Care Act was passed in large part because of recognition that our nation's health care system is not working. The act is not perfect, but it is a starting point, and we have been using it to improve the health of Coloradans.
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, states are making progress in developing strategies to provide more access to quality health care coverage.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The administration must act promptly to ensure that the central premise of the Affordable Care Act is executable and, rather than dismissing criticism, should examine it in good faith and work to serve the needs of the people. President Obama must approach this problem like a CEO confronting a very bad product launch.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am of the view that the Affordable Care Act will be a transformative piece of legislation that can lower the cost of health care in the United States - perhaps our greatest fiscal obstacle - and help all Americans lead healthy and productive lives, free from worry that a single illness could mean ruin for an entire family.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the Affordable Care Act allows individuals to buy affordable health care coverage on their own, women no longer have to remain in a job just for the health insurance - they can feel free to start their own business or care for a child or elderly parent.
- Criticism
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the criticism I had about the Affordable Care Act is it made insurance so expensive that people who had it didn't even use it because their premiums were high. Their deductibles were high. Their copays were high.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Affordable Care Act has been designed to provide health security by driving competition, lowering premiums, and protecting families.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all understand that the Affordable Care Act is not working perfectly. In fact, any major piece of legislation like this has to be tweaked over time, has to be improved over time.
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- Nov 07, 2020