President Obama to speak in Milwaukee about ACA's impact: 6 takeaways

President Barack Obama plans to outline how the Affordable Care Act has aided millions of Americans, when he speaks in Milwaukee on March 3, according to abc News.

Here are six takeaways:

1. President Obama is visiting Milwaukee to honor the local leaders for winning the national enrollment contest, "Healthy Communities Challenges."

2. More than 38,000 Milwaukeeans signed up for health insurance.

3. More than nine in 10 Americans currently have health coverage.

4. While the ACA deserves credit for the rise in insured Americans, analysts also point to the improving economy as a factor.

5. Many Americans don't support the ACA, however, and the Republicans vow to repeal it.

6. During his trip to Milwaukee, President Obama will speak with residents who wrote to him about the ACA's impact on their lives.

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