In my opinion, the best thing about the ACA (after trying to provide for the health care of American citizens) is that its passage finally opened up serious consideration and some serious conversation about how best to provide Americans with quality health coverage. As I recall, Nixon first proposed addressing the health care systems in our country but for decades, the conversation languished in Congress. Since the passage of ACA, it seems that the representatives of both parties are finally taking the topic seriously. One would think though, that it's not unreasonable to expect that in seven or eight years, our representatives might have at least come up with ways of improving affordable care that are worthy of discussion.