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... Wikipedia

• 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
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo