I wonder why they call it the Affordable Care Act?

Here's a great summary from the WSJ of healthcare spending by person by state.  Some of the variation is due to there being more old people in the rust belt than in the sunbelt but that doesn't account for the northeast's higher spending.  No, their world leading status is due to 'progressive' regulation.  In particular, note that MA's are the highest in the nation and therefore the world.  MA has a less deranged version of the "Affordable" Care Act that is in the process of being inflicted on the nation against its oft expressed will.  Experts agree that healthcare spending will explode at the fastest pace in history over the next few years as the ACA makes healthcare - what?  Oh yeah, more affordable.  Orwell's Oceania couldn't have said it any better:  love is hate, war is peace and affordable is much more expensive.  I propose that we rename the ACA the Democrat Party Power Enhancement Act.  Because prog politicos are the only ones who will benefit from it.

And that's precisely what makes it so "progressive".