TY - JOUR T1 - Medical students and the affordable care act: Uninformed and undecided AU - Winkelman TA, Antiel RM, Davey CS, Tilburt JC, Song JY Y1 - 2012/11/12 N1 - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3758 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 1603 EP - 1605 VL - 172 IS - 20 N2 - Although President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 23, 2010, it remains widely debated and is a defining issue in the upcoming 2012 presidential and general elections.1 The success or failure of the ACA will lie in its acceptance, as well as the effectiveness of its implementation.2- 3 While the next generation of physicians will play an increasingly significant role in the implementation, modification, and advocacy for or against reform measures, it is unclear whether they possess the knowledge or will to participate in such efforts. 4- 5 SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3758 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3758 ER -