Obamacare

American

[oh-bah-muh-kair] / oʊˈbɑ məˌkɛər /

noun

a federal law providing for a fundamental reform of the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010: formally called Affordable Care Act or Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Etymology

Origin of Obamacare

Example Sentences

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Here’s help in sorting out what the expiration of the enhanced subsidies for insurance provided under the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, means in the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times

Every bit helps if you’re on the income threshold for the Obamacare subsidies still available.

From Barron's

It appears that about 830,000 Americans are no longer using Obamacare this year after the expiration of subsidies that made those health plans far more affordable.

From MarketWatch

About 4,000 fewer people in the state have enrolled in an Obamacare plan compared with the same time last year.

From MarketWatch

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates a three-year clean extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies would cost almost $81 billion over a decade -- but would lead to eight million more people getting health insurance by 2029.

From Barron's

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