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A: Obamacare is another name for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 under the Obama administration. Under the ACA, for most people, neither the government nor ...
A new government report shows that the number of Americans with a direct stake in the Affordable Care Act ― and what happens to it after November’s election ― is bigger than you might think ...
Three years ago, President Obama signed into law one of the most sweeping pieces of legislation in recent memory, the Affordable Care Act -- or "Obamacare," as most Americans know it. To say that ...
There is ongoing debate whether the current law (ACA/Obamacare) and the Republican alternatives (AHCA and BCRA) do enough to address the cost challenge. [ 12 ] In 2009, the U.S. had the highest health care costs relative to the size of the economy (GDP) in the world, with an estimated 50.2 million citizens (approximately 16% of the September ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally 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.
Trump and many Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace Obamacare. [38] President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2017, his first day in office, that according to then White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer would "ease the burden of Obamacare as we transition from repeal and replace". Spicer would not elaborate further when ...
Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Slashed The Uninsured Rate — And The GOP Wants To Take It Away Repealing The Affordable Care Act Would Undo Gains For Poor Families Across America. By Jeffrey Young, Nicky Forster, Hilary Fung, Alissa Scheller and Adam Hooper. Published Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:30 AM EST
The Affordable Care Act was once a major political liability for Democrats, but today President Biden is campaigning on a promise to protect it.