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March 7, 2017
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While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the number of uninsured Americans to historic lows and has particularly benefited lower-income families and minorities, insurance expansion on its own was not enough to bring about health care equity. A new study in the March 2017 issue of The Milbank Quarterly found that lack of health insurance only explains a small to moderate portion of the disparities in health care access, affordability, and quality.