ACA 101

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Thanks to The Salt Lake Tribune for its continuing series explaining the Affordable Care Act to readers in a reasonably simplified manner, particularly the spread on Sunday, Sept. 8, "What consumers need to know about the Affordable Care Act"

The more we read and understand, whether in print or online, the more we can accept the benefits as well as the drawbacks of this admittedly very complex plan affecting nearly all of us.

Within 10 years, the ACA will be accepted as the norm, and even Republicans and tea partyers will have moved on to other issues.

Tom Metcalf

Murray