Which of the following is not a goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to create a more equitable and accessible healthcare system. One of the primary objectives of the ACA was to provide essential health benefits, making health insurance more affordable, and ensuring that individuals with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage.

While the ACA greatly expanded coverage and protections for people of all ages, it did not remove age restrictions entirely. Instead, it implemented a rating system that limits how much premiums can vary based on age, ensuring that older adults aren't charged significantly higher premiums than younger individuals. However, some age-related considerations remain in place, such as the ability to have a higher premium based on age, but this is regulated under specific guidelines.

Thus, option C stands out as not being a direct goal of the ACA, as it does not aim to eliminate age-related premiums entirely but rather to regulate how much age can influence health insurance pricing.