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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| +0.10 | +0.00 | -0.04 | +0.10 | +0.10 | +0.10 | +0.10 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 | +0.20 |
The ACA was signed in March and, after initial anxiety, proved benign-to-positive for owners: no public option, no price controls, and ~30 million newly insured customers for hospitals, insurers and pharma. Relief and expansion optimism followed.
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President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, expanding health coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans and banning discriminatory insurance practices. The law, passed without Republican support, faces immediate legal challenges from 13 states contesting its individual mandate. Market implications include increased regulation on insurers and potential long-term cost shifts for businesses and consumers.