The Affordable Care Act: A Timeline

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By Devin Leonard

October 12, 2012 at 1:50 AM UTC

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This article is part of the October 15, 2012 issue of businessweek.

Over eight years, President Obama’s signature health-care legislation will expand coverage to all Americans and try to cut costs by squeezing out inefficiencies.