title: Post election, the Affordable Care Act leaves the intensive care unit for good.
abstract: Pitched battles over aspects of the law will continue, but the fundamental reality is that stakeholders are fully engaged, and implementation will move ahead.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, USA. ljacobs@umn.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ario
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States