Saying the ACA reduced the rate of growth in healthcare spending is arguable. The last time I looked at this there was indeed a reduction in the rate of growth

Saying the ACA reduced the rate of growth in healthcare spending is arguable. The last time I looked at this there was indeed a reduction in the rate of growth by my understanding is that it predated the ACA by several years. The most interesting thing I've seen about health care inflation is what it looks like in the U.S.A. vs. the other developed countries. The answer is not that different. There was a huge increase in the 80's but after that the growth rate of the U.S. is somewhere in the middle.