Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act, formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 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. 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. Most of the act remains in effect. The ACA's major provisions came into force in 2014. By 2016, the uninsured share of the population had roughly halved, with estimates ranging from 20 to 24 million additional people covered. The law also enacted delivery system reforms intended to constrain healthcare costs and improve quality. After it came into effect, increases in overall healthcare spending slowed, including premiums for employer-based insurance plans.

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• Entity:  U.s. Legislation

• Long title:  An Act Entitled The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
• Acronyms (colloquial):  Aca, Ppaca
• Nicknames:  Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Reform, Healthcare Reform
• Enacted by:  The 111Th United States Congress
• Effective:  March 23, 2010, Most Major Provisions Phased In By January 2014, Remaining Provisions Phased In By 2020, Penalty Enforcing Individual Mandate Set At $0 Starting 2019
• Public law:  111–148
• Statutes at Large:  124 Stat. 119 Through 124 Stat. 1025 (906 Pages)
• Acts amended:  Public Health Service Act
• Titles amended:  42 U.s.c: Public Health And Social Welfare
• Wikidata description:  U.s. Federal Statute Known As Obamacare
• Wikidata label:  Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
• Wikidata aliases:  Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Ppaca, Aca, Romneycare, Health Insurance Marketplace®, O-Care

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