From 2014 through 2016, the researchers found, the law triggered the creation of 240,000 jobs in the healthcare field alone. The Altarum paper measured the ACA-generated job growth in healthcare by examining the growth rate in healthcare jobs in 2015 and 2016, when coverage expansion began, compared to the average 1.7% growth rate in 2010-2013. That yielded the figure of 240,000 new jobs directly attributable to Obamacare’s coverage expansion, which was about one-third of all the job growth in healthcare in those years. The truth about Obamacare's effect on part-time work: Voluntary part-timers have increased since 201 Bureau of Labor Statistics The truth about Obamacare's effect on part-time work: Voluntary part-timers have increased since 2010 (top graph), while involuntary part-time work has fallen (bottom). The truth about Obamacare's effect on part-time work: Voluntary part-timers have increased since 2010 (top graph), while involuntary part-time work has fallen (bottom).

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2017 17:02 UTC