How the Affordable Care Act saves consumers and taxpayers money

The recently enacted health care reform legislation was aimed at three major goals: health insurance reform, affordable coverage, and slowing the growth in health care costs. Of these three, controlling costs is key to the other goals. "Insurance that offers meaningful protection and is affordable to most, if not all, Americans, across the income scale, hinges on getting ever-rising health costs under control."

"The new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act links the commitment to coverage with a commitment and a strategy to contain health care costs. The Affordable Care Act has multiple provisions to enhance efficiency and eliminate waste, which saves money for patients and taxpayers and improves the quality of the nation's health care."