Public Law 111-148

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Public Law 111-148 is the landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2010 that overhauled the healthcare system by expanding insurance coverage, introducing consumer protections, and implementing cost-control measures.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
health care reform law
aim expand health insurance coverage
improve consumer protections in health insurance
improve quality of health care
reduce health care costs
allows young adults to stay on parents' insurance plans until age 26
alsoKnownAs Obamacare
amends Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Public Health Service Act
Social Security Act
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
country United States
creates Accountable Care Organization program in Medicare
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Small Business Health Options Program exchanges
health insurance exchanges
individual health insurance marketplaces
dateEnacted 2010-03-23
dateSigned 2010-03-23
enactedBy 111th United States Congress
establishes individual mandate to maintain health insurance coverage
expands Children's Health Insurance Program provisions
Medicaid eligibility
imposes penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential coverage (originally)
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
officialName Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
opposedBy most Republican members of Congress at time of passage
policyArea health insurance regulation
public health
social welfare policy
politicalContext major domestic policy initiative of the Obama administration
primarySubject health care reform
health insurance
prohibits denial of coverage based on preexisting conditions
lifetime limits on essential health benefits
rescission of coverage except in cases of fraud
provides cost-sharing reductions for eligible enrollees
premium tax credits for low- and middle-income individuals
publicLawNumber 111-148
regulates individual health insurance market
small group health insurance market
requires coverage of essential health benefits in individual and small group markets
coverage of preventive services without cost-sharing for many plans
restricts annual limits on essential health benefits
section Section 1302 defines essential health benefits
Section 1401 provides for premium tax credits
Section 2001 provides for Medicaid expansion
shortName ACA
Affordable Care Act
signedBy Barack Obama
statutesAtLargeCitation 124 Stat. 119
subjectOf King v. Burwell
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
supportedBy most Democratic members of Congress at time of passage
title An Act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
votePattern passed the U.S. Senate with 60 votes
passed without Republican votes in the U.S. House of Representatives


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