The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

When Barack Obama became president he began trying to pass the 2009 with the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This was followed by The Patient Protection Act, which culminated into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010 (PPACA), or for short, “the Affordable Care Act” (ACA). After several changes, President Barak Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010.

The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

Other, less-discussed aspects of ObamaCare are the health care related sections of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which were signed into law along with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The PPACA itself also includes amendments to many existing U.S. laws and includes new rules and regulations called for by the law but written afterwards.