This was measured using debt held by the public.. However, this number excludes state and local debt. According to the OECD, general government gross debt (federal, state, and local) in the United States in the third quarter of 2012 was $16.3 trillion, 108% of GDP.
The Obamacare open enrollment period for 2017 plans is scheduled to begin on November 1, 2016 and is scheduled to end on January 31, 2017. During open enrollment you cannot be turned down for major medical coverage for not having certain qualifying life events.
Turns out, Republicans in Congress can make Obamacare better when they want to. President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. He didn't pose for the media when he put his signature on this new health care bill.