In the wake of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s individual coverage mandate, health insurance premiums have ticked up each year, but usually at rates well below pre-recession norms.

Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act started requiring Americans to have health insurance a few years ago, millions of people who’d never had such coverage have been able to obtain it.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has helped bring health insurance coverage at a relatively low cost to millions of people nationwide.

For decades, older Americans who leave their jobs for retirement have relied upon Medicare to help them cover the various medical costs they incur.