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Nov 11, 2022 · US Economy. A Timeline of the Affordable Care Act. A History of Obamacare Health Coverage and the Insurance Marketplace. By Kimberly Amadeo. Updated on November 11, 2022. Reviewed by. Robert C. Kelly. In This Article. The Enrollment Deadline You Need to Know. The History of Obamacare. A Timeline of How Obamacare Came to Be.
Mar 15, 2024 · The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,” was widely considered the most far-reaching health care reform act since the passage of Medicare, the U.S. government program guaranteeing health insurance for the elderly, in 1965.
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Apr 25, 2013 · On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law. The following summary of the law as originally...
Mar 18, 2022 · Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act. 12 Years of Advancing Health Equity for All Americans. Since its enactment on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act has led to an historic advancement of health equity in the United States. This landmark law improved the health of all Americans, including women and families, kids, older adults ...
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Apr 20, 2023 · The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments. The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States 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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Mar 23, 2010 · The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)—the sweeping health care reform sometimes known as ”Obamacare“—was enacted in 2010. The law aims to extend health coverage to uninsured Americans, estimated at the time the bill was passed to number around 47 million. To accomplish this, the law expanded insurance coverage in three ways:
