Which statement best summarizes the overall goals of the ACA?

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The main idea being tested is the ACA’s broad aims to expand coverage, improve quality and access, and reduce costs across the health system. The law broadened who can get insured through Medicaid expansion and health insurance marketplaces with subsidies, while also providing protections like coverage for pre-existing conditions and allowing young people to stay on parental plans. It also targets quality and access by promoting preventive care, care coordination, and new payment models that reward value over volume. For costs, it aims to slow the growth of spending through efficiency measures and the shift toward value-based care. The other statements don’t fit because the ACA did not seek to eliminate private insurance or create a single government plan, it isn’t only about hospital infrastructure, and it does not aim to reduce the healthcare workforce.