The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued dem