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The Affordable Care Act (frequently branded “Obamacare”) is a major 2010 healthcare reform law. Among other provisions, it enabled states to expand the U.S. Medicaid system, created online marketplaces and subsidized low-income people to buy private insurance, and regulated insurers to prevent abusive practices.
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Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) Term Timeline in The Sum of Us
The timeline below shows where the term Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) appears in The Sum of Us. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3: Going Without
...the U.S. never finished building out a universal system. Moreover, most white Americans still oppose “Obamacare,” and political science research shows that it’s because of racial resentment. In one experiment, white...
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Rural hospitals are closing fast around the U.S., particularly in states that rejected Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion option. For instance, rural health expert Don McBeath tells McGhee that uninsured people’s...
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