The U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act will have significant effects on a variety of groups, including individuals who are uninsured, people with pre-existing conditions, and small businesses. For health care providers, the ruling will allow physicians and hospitals to continue to veer away from the conventional fee-for-service approach to more efficient health care models, according to the Reuters analysis. The ruling also lets doctors avoid the confusion that would have accompanied the rejection of the health care law, said Bob Doherty of the American College of Physicians

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