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Adults with disabilities benefitting from Affordable Care Act

By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – As politicians continue to wrangle over the future of the Affordable Care Act, newly published research shows the law has been clearly beneficial for at least one group of Americans – working-age adults with disabilities.

Prescriptions more affordable with Obamacare, Medicare D

By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have seen significant increases in the number of Americans who can afford to fill prescriptions following implementation of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act and the 2010 Affordable Care Act (also called Obamacare).