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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. The law provides consumers with subsidies (“premium tax credits”) that lower ...
202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov. 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 ...
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.
Recent ACA Highlights. Lower prescription drug costs and health insurance premiums. 4 out of 5 Americans can find health care plans on HealthCare.gov for $10 or less a month. Insulin costs are capped at $35 for seniors and people with disabilities and, starting in 2025, their out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions drugs will be capped at $2,000.
ASPE analysis shows that today over 45 million people have coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces and Medicaid expansion. “On the ten-year anniversary of the ACA Marketplaces, HHS is releasing data that shows just how profoundly it has reshaped what health care looks like for so many Americans.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics), in covered health programs or activities. 42 U.S.C. 18116.
Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace plan since the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period launched on November 1 — a record number of enrollments.
Uninsured rate approached an all-time low by end of 2021. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of the Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released a report showing new estimates for coverage related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), concluding that the total enrollment for Medicaid expansion, Marketplace coverage, and the Basic Health Program in ...
Federal law requires health insurance issuers in the large group market (in most states, more than 50 employees) to spend at least 85% of premium dollars on medical care. The Affordable Care Act also requires issuers in the small group market (in most states, 50 or fewer employees) and individual market to spend at least 80% of premiums on ...
The Affordable Care Act requires that EHB: Reflects appropriate balance among the 10 EHB categories. Does not discriminate based on age, disability, or expected length of life. Takes into account the health care needs of diverse segments of the population. Specific health care benefits may vary by state.