Obamacare

[oh-bah-muh-kair]

noun

1. a federal law providing for a fundamental reform of the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010: formally called Affordable Care Act or Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Obamacare¹

(Barack) Obama + (health)care

Example Sentences

But the higher costs stem from more people using the insurance services than the company had expected, particularly in its Affordable Care Act — known as Obamacare — business, but also in its Medicare and Medicaid businesses.

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The current shutdown has happened largely because Democrats and Republicans are locked in a standoff over including an extension for Obamacare subsidies in stopgap funding legislation.

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However, the Beacon analysts emphasized that the subsidies for Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, don’t actually stop until the end of this year.

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Nov. 1 is when open enrollment starts for Obamacare plans, and that’s widely seen as something that could help drive dealmaking.

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Obamacare is, overall, a successful and popular program — the Republicans’ worst nightmare.

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