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As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act turns 5 on March 23, we look back on the laws biggest moments.

After the American Medical Association last year released a formal telemedicine policy requiring that physicians meet with patients personally before engaging in any remote diagnosis and/or treatment, the Texas Medical Board decided to follow suit.

The gap between favorable and unfavorable viewpoints on PPACA has narrowed to a record low.

The doctors who treat Medicare patients would avoid a cut in their government reimbursements under a proposal to be presented to U.S. House members next week, according to Republican and Democratic aides.

S. 647, the Health Care Choice Act bill, would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

While studies reveal fewer ER visits since PPACA, it also found no change in ER visits that lead to hospitalization the most expensive of ER trips.