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Affordable Care Act

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noun

  1. formal name for Obamacare. ACA


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Cigna Group will exit the Affordable Care Act market next year, citing an effort to focus on other lines of business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

There have been nearly 10 over the past couple of Congresses, including on bills to release the Epstein files and extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

There’s been a stark increase in the price of other types of health care coverage, such as the plans that self-employed workers buy through Healthcare.gov and state exchanges for the Affordable Care Act.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Mahajan noted that the clinics were established decades ago, before the Affordable Care Act expanded Medi-Cal coverage and increased the number of federally qualified health centers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Major provisions of the Affordable Care Act had also gone into effect, with young people allowed to remain longer on their parents’ insurance policies and companies prevented from capping a patient’s lifetime coverage.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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