Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The law was enacted on March 23, 2010 and amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act on March 30, 2010. The name “
” refers to the final, amended version of the law.
The law provides numerous rights and protections that make health coverage fairer and easier to understand, along with subsidies (through the “
” and “
”) to make it more affordable.
The law also expands
to cover more people with low incomes.