Affordable Care Act

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United States federal statute healthcare reform law

The Affordable Care Act is a landmark U.S. healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 that expanded health insurance coverage, introduced consumer protections, and sought to reduce overall healthcare costs.

Aliases (13)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → healthcare reform law →
abbreviation	PPACA →
affects	individual health insurance market → large group health insurance market → small group health insurance market →
alsoKnownAs	ACA → Obamacare →
amendedBy	Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 →
containsTitle	Title I Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans → Title II Role of Public Programs → Title III Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care → Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health → Title IX Revenue Provisions → Title V Health Care Workforce → Title VI Transparency and Program Integrity → Title VII Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies → Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports → Title X Strengthening Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans →
country	United States →
createdProgram	federal health insurance exchange → health insurance marketplace →
enactedInYear	2010 →
establishedAgency	Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight →
expandedProgram	Medicaid →
fullTitle	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act →
introducedPolicy	Accountable Care Organizations → Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation → Medicare payment reforms → annual out-of-pocket maximums → cost-sharing reductions → dependent coverage until age 26 → employer mandate → essential health benefits requirement → individual mandate → medical loss ratio requirements → premium tax credits → prohibition on lifetime coverage limits → prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions →
legislativeChamberOfOrigin	United States House of Representatives →
opposedBy	Republican Party →
policyArea	health insurance → healthcare financing → public health →
primaryGoal	expand health insurance coverage → introduce consumer protections → reduce healthcare costs →
prohibits	gender rating in individual and small group markets → rescissions except in cases of fraud →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 111-148 →
requires	guaranteed issue of health insurance →
signedBy	Barack Obama →
signedDate	2010-03-23 →
subjectOf	California v. Texas → King v. Burwell → National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius →
supportedBy	Democratic Party →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Title II Role of Public Programs ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health → Title V Health Care Workforce ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → Title VII Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies ("U.S. health reform law") → Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	partOf
Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") → Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") → Public Law 111-148 ("Obamacare") → Title V Health Care Workforce ("Title V of the Affordable Care Act") →	alsoKnownAs
Children's Health Insurance Program → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 → Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 → Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act →	relatedTo
ERISA → Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → Public Health Service Act →	amendedBy
Affordable Care Act ("Title I Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans") → Affordable Care Act ("Title X Strengthening Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans") →	containsTitle
Employee Benefits Security Administration → Employee Benefits Security Administration ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	legalAuthority
NFIB v. Sebelius ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → NFIB v. Sebelius →	relatedLegislation
11-400 ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → 11-400 →	relatedStatute
Affordable Care Act ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") → Public Law 111-148 ("An Act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	title
Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") →	abbreviation
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	amends
Accountable Care Organizations ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	associatedWithLaw
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ("United States health care reform of 2010") →	componentOf
California v. Texas ("Affordable Care Act remained in force") →	effect
Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010") →	enactedWith
Office for Civil Rights (HHS) ("Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act") →	enforces
Medicaid →	expandedUnder
Affordable Care Act ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	fullTitle
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	legalBasis
A Promised Land →	notableTopic
Public Law 111-148 ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	officialName
111th United States Congress ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	passes
King v. Burwell ("Obamacare") →	popularNameOfLawAtIssue
Public Law 111-148 →	shortName
ACA →	standsFor
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	statuteInterpreted
Harry Reid →	supported
Ben Nelson ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") →	votedOn
Louise Slaughter ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-related legislation") →	workedOn