Price Carter C, Saltzman Evan
Rand Health Q. 2013 Mar 1;3(1):1. eCollection 2013 Spring.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will increase coverage through the expansion of Medicaid and the creation of a Health Insurance Exchange with subsidies. RAND researchers analyzed the ACA's economic impact on the state of Arkansas and found that by 2016, about 400,000 people will be newly insured, net federal payments to the state will amount to $430 million annually, and the total gross domestic product will see a net increase of $550 million.
《平价医疗法案》（ACA）将通过扩大医疗补助计划以及创建带有补贴的健康保险交易所来增加医保覆盖范围。兰德公司的研究人员分析了该法案对阿肯色州的经济影响，发现到2016年，约40万人将首次获得医保，联邦政府每年向该州的净支付将达4.3亿美元，国内生产总值（GDP）总额将净增5.5亿美元。
