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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Convey important facts about rising health care costs in the United States.
2. Relate the economic implications of rising health care costs.
3. Discuss the problem of limited access to health care for those without insurance.
4. List the demand and supply factors explaining rising health care costs.
5. Summarize the goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the major changes that it institutes.