Report: The ACA has spurred massive innovation in healthcare

While the politics of Obamacare remain as a divisive as ever, the Affordable Care Act has helped usher an entire new health economy that has led to the creation of at least 90 new companies since 2010, centered primarily around consumer-driven innovations, according to a new report. The report, from PwC, lists five key reasons following the ongoing pitched political battle of the ACA that have starkly altered the industry landscape, likely permanently: a shift in risk; emphasis on primary care; new entrants; a rapid change in insurance from wholesale to retail; and the role of states that have or have not embraced the law.