Aaron E. Carroll : Idea that GOP wants to cut , Democrats want to spend is a myth . You 'd also have to be willfully ignoring everything around you not to know that health care spending is a significant cause , if not the cause , of our long-term fiscal problems . Carroll says the Affordable Care Act cuts future costs of health care significantly , if not enough . Cuts in Medicare spending and oversight of abuses mean substantial savings , he says . Carroll : The ACA has been very successful at reducing overall healthcare expenditures by about 10 % per year over ten years.
Aaron E. Carroll : Idea that GOP wants to cut , Democrats want to spend is a myth . Carroll says the Affordable Care Act cuts future costs of health care significantly , if not enough . Cuts in Medicare spending and oversight of abuses mean substantial savings , he says . Carroll : The ACA has been very successful at reducing overall healthcare expenditures by about 10 % per year over ten years.