The ACA will be part of the US healthcare landscape for an additional amount of time, after the GOP’s proposed replacement bill failed to achieve the requisite number of votes in the House.After hours, hospital stocks rallied, as Medicare expansion (part of the ACA) has been beneficial for profits generally.Healthcare insurers fell, who have, as a whole, lost money participating on the ACA exchanges due to unfavorable underwriting standards and risk pools that cater too heavily to older, sicker individuals under existing legislation.