when did the affordable healthcare act go into effect
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The term "Obamacare" was first used by opponents, then reappropriated by supporters, and eventually used by President Obama himself.[1] Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 amendment, it represents the U.S. healthcare system's most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.[2][3][4][5]
President of the United States Donald Trump of New York is the 45th and current president. He assumed office on January 20, 2017.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act On December 23, the Senate voted 60–39 to end debate on the bill: a cloture vote to end the filibuster.[183] The bill then passed, also 60–39, on December 24, 2009, with all Democrats and two independents voting for it, and all Republicans against (except Jim Bunning, who did not vote).[184] The bill was endorsed by the AMA and AARP.[185]
Affordable Health Care for America Act On December 24, 2009, the Senate passed an alternative health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590).[2] In 2010, the House abandoned its reform bill in favor of amending the Senate bill (via the reconciliation process) in the form of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.