Affordable Care Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ACA
gptkb:Obamacare
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Health_Care_and_Education_Reconciliation_Act_of_2010
gptkbp:category Healthcare reform in the United States
2010 in American law
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:111th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:goal lower the uninsured rate
reduce healthcare costs
increase health insurance quality and affordability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Affordable Care Act
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:provides Medicaid expansion
coverage for young adults up to age 26 on parents' insurance
creation of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
closing the Medicare Part D 'donut hole'
employer mandate
essential health benefits
health insurance exchanges
requirement for insurance companies to spend at least 80% of premiums on medical care
individual mandate
subsidies for private insurance
creation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
elimination of lifetime and annual limits on coverage
prohibition on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions
requirement for preventive services without cost-sharing
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_111-148
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Children's_Health_Insurance_Program
Health insurance marketplace
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_I:_Quality,_Affordable_Health_Care_for_All_Americans
gptkb:Title_III:_Improving_the_Quality_and_Efficiency_of_Health_Care
gptkb:Title_IV:_Prevention_of_Chronic_Disease_and_Improving_Public_Health
gptkb:Title_V:_Health_Care_Workforce
gptkb:Title_VI:_Transparency_and_Program_Integrity
gptkb:Title_VII:_Improving_Access_to_Innovative_Medical_Therapies
gptkb:Title_VIII:_Community_Living_Assistance_Services_and_Supports_Act
gptkb:Title_X:_Reauthorization_of_the_Indian_Health_Care_Improvement_Act
Title II: The Role of Public Programs
Title IX: Revenue Provisions
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
March 23, 2010
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:SupremeCourtDecision gptkb:National_Federation_of_Independent_Business_v._Sebelius
June 28, 2012
limited Medicaid expansion enforcement
upheld individual mandate as constitutional
gptkbp:title gptkb:Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:website https://www.healthcare.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barack_Hussein_Obama_II
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4