The Affordable Care Act, formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and commonly known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on 23 March 2010, described as the most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage in American healthcare since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. It required insurers to accept all applicants regardless of preexisting conditions, established health insurance marketplaces, provided premium subsidies for low income individuals, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and introduced delivery-system reforms aimed at controlling costs. By 2016, an estimated 20 to 24 million additional people had gained coverage, roughly halving the national uninsured rate, with the gain split about evenly between Medicaid expansion and individual-market changes.
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Enacted Year Enacted Date JurisdictionUnited States (federal) 1 Enacted By111th United States Congress (signed by President Barack Obama) 1 Official Citation Legal StatusIn force (most provisions remain in effect) 1 Legal Status
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
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signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
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is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
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Most of the act remains in effect.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
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is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack
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Together with amendments made to it by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, it represents the U.S. healthcare system's most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
View the Source2. Public Law 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, govinfo
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Public Law 111-148
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