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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people.
The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments. The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010
Thanks to the ACA, millions more Americans have gained health coverage without limits, and protections are in place for people with preexisting conditions. People have access to essential health benefits, including preventive and rehabilitative care, prescription drugs, wellness visits and contraceptives, mental health and substance use ...
“On the ten-year anniversary of the ACA Marketplaces, HHS is releasing data that shows just how profoundly it has reshaped what health care looks like for so many Americans. The Marketplaces have become a pillar of American society, a guaranteed place where people can find affordable, quality coverage,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Across these coverage groups, a total of 40.2 million Americans were enrolled in coverage related to the ACA based on 2022 and early 2023 enrollment data, the highest total on record. This represents 9.3 million more people enrolled than in 2021 (a 30% increase) and 27.6 million more people enrolled than in 2014 (a 219% increase, or more than ...
Thanks to the ACA, millions of Americans have gained health coverage without lifetime limits, and protections are in place for people with preexisting conditions. People have access to essential health benefits , including preventive and rehabilitative care, prescription drugs, wellness visits and contraceptives, and mental health and substance ...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Anniversary Pre-Existing Conditions Health insurance companies cannot refuse coverage or charge you more just because you have a “pre-existing condition” — that is, a health problem you had before the date that new health coverage starts.
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires covered entities to post notices of non-discrimination and availability of language assistance. Sample notices and other resources are available in nearly 50 languages for providers to use.
The theme of this week-long celebration is: “ACA: 12 Years of Advancing Health Equity for All Americans.” During the week, each day, HHS will spotlight ways in which the ACA has made gains in addressing health disparities of women and families, kids, older adults, people with disabilities, LGBTQI+ and communities of color.
Get covered with affordable health insurance through HealthCare.gov – still open for enrollment . Thanks to the savings secured through the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, more than 13.8 million consumers have signed up for 2022 health care coverage that started January 1, 2022, through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplaces, on HealthCare.gov and ...