Jess Coleman

Student, New York City Lab School

Affordable Health Care Act: Demystifying "Obamacare"

Posted: 02/14/2012 9:23 am

I must say I have been a bit frightened lately by this thing called "Obamacare." I always hear that it's going to kill jobs, gut Medicare, and tear up the constitution. It just sounds horrible!

But I've had trouble finding any legislation by the name "Obamacare." Perhaps everyone is talking about President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Is that it?

Nearly two years ago, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, which will deliver care to over 30 million uninsured Americans. Conservatives quickly declared war, calling it an unconstitutional, job-killing, government take-over by a radical socialist who "thinks he's smarter than you."

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