Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner talks to NPR’s Ari Shapiro about how the ACA has changed health care in America over the past decade and also how the coronavirus pandemic ultimately may change the still embattled law. Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt also marked the anniversary of the law, discussing with Noel King, on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” how the law led to 20 million Americans gaining health insurance.

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<h1>Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic</h1>
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<p>On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner talks to NPR’s Ari Shapiro about how the ACA has changed health care in America over the past decade and also how the coronavirus pandemic ultimately may change the still embattled law. Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt also <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/03/23/820009286/affordable-care-act-turns-10-amid-coronavirus-outbreak">marked the anniversary of the law</a>, discussing with Noel King, on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” how the law led to 20 million Americans gaining health insurance.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/listen-the-hard-knock-health-law-turns-10-amid-pandemic/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/listen-the-hard-knock-health-law-turns-10-amid-pandemic/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/listen-the-hard-knock-health-law-turns-10-amid-pandemic/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20The%20Hard-Knock%20Health%20Law%20Turns%2010%20Amid%20Pandemic&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMzM2MTUw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/listen-the-hard-knock-health-law-turns-10-amid-pandemic/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/listen-the-hard-knock-health-law-turns-10-amid-pandemic/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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