Patient volume increase after the ACA:
1. ENT: 61 percent (up from 39 percent in 2016)
2. Gastroenterologist: 45 percent (up from 44 percent in 2016)
3. Ophthalmologists: 32 percent (up from 25 percent in 2016)
4. General surgeon: 31 percent (up from 28 percent in 2016)
5. Orthopedists: 29 percent (down from 30 percent in 2016)
Participation in health insurance exchanges:
6. ENT: 46 percent (37 percent undecided)
7. Gastroenterologist: 44 percent (40 percent undecided)
8. General surgeon: 43 percent (35 percent undecided)
9. Ophthalmologists: 41 percent (30 percent undecided)
10. Orthopedists: 38 percent (36 percent undecided)
Income increased from health insurance exchanges:
11. Gastroenterologist: 5 percent
12. General surgeon: 5 percent
13. Orthopedists: 5 percent
14. Ophthalmologists: 4 percent
15. ENT: 4 percent
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