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The Affordable Care Act Healthcare Reform

Goals

reduce Cost

protect patients against arbitrary actions by insurance companies

expand access to health insurance

What the Policy says

Charge A fee if no Health insurance

Expand Medicaid Program

Make Healthcare available to everyone

Legal Foundations

Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010

Enacted by the 111th United States Congress

The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010

Interest Groups

oppose

American Medical Association

People that don't want to pay a Penalty for not having insurance

39 Democrats and 176 Republicans vote against it.

support

Thousands of Americans w/Pre-existing conditions

AARP

In the House of Representatives, 219 Democrats and one Republican vote for the Affordable Health Care for America Act