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Cost of Healthcare: Research Synthesis Paper Student’s Name Institution Course Number: Course Name Instructor’s Name Due Date Cost of Healthcare: Research Synthesis Paper Studies reveal that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed to address health inequities and the skyrocketing costs of accessing healthcare and treatment for most Americans, including those struggling with poverty. Liu et al. (2020) analyzed the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2010-2017), a federally-wide assessment of utilization and costs of healthcare incurred by the United States citizen noninstitutionalized populace. The objective was to analyze the link between the ACA and out-of-pocket expenses in terms of premiums, spending, as well as catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) amongst adult individuals struggling with traumatic injury. For patients with the lowest incomes, the implementation of the ACA was linked to a 30.4% reduction in out-of-pocket expenses (95% CI: −46.6% to −9.4%; P = .01) and a 26.3% decrease in combined out-of-pocket and premium costs (95% CI: −41.0% to −8.1%; P = .01). In addition, low-income United States adults struggling with traumatic injuries recorded substantial reductions in out-of-pocket expenses as well as rate of CHE after the ACA was implemented. Similarly, DeMartini et al. (2024) derived insi...