The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) involved a lengthy political battle between Congress and President Obama. How did the ACA represent a shift in the relationship between doctors and patients?

a.) The ACA further reduced the power that doctors have.
b.) The ACA gave health insurance companies less power and doctors more power.
c.) The ACA relied on the American Medical Association to empower doctors.
d.) The ACA allowed millions of formerly uninsured people to choose any doctor they wanted.


Answer: a.) The ACA further reduced the power that doctors have.

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