The Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. ObamaCare) began March 21, 2010. It represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the United States health care system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Here are some key facts relating to the new law and the U.S. health care system.

1. Affordable
Care Act
Facts
Get the coverage you need today to make sure you are
in compliance with the Affordable Care Act.
Learn more at CCHGroup.com/AffordableCare.
SOURCES:
ObamaCare Facts, http://obamacarefacts.com/interesting‑facts/,
http://obamacarefacts.com/affordable‑care‑act‑facts/,
http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare‑facts/ and
http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare‑employer‑mandate/
© 2015 CCH Incorporated and its affiliates. All rights reserved.2015-0234-6
Seniors make up about
13% of the population but account
for 30% of health care spending.
One out of every two American adults
has a pre‑existing condition.
Prescription drugs are responsible
for about 10% of all health care
spending in the United States.
The U.S. is the only
wealthy, industrialized
country without
universal health care.
Young adults (dependents)
can stay on their parents’
insurance until they are 26.
Around 40 million
Americans who currently do
not have health insurance are
projected to have coverage
by 2019.
The U.S. spends more than
17% of its total GDP
on health care, the highest
percentage of
any country
in the world. 17%
By 2016, employers
with more than
50 full‑time
employees
(FTEs) will need to
provide coverage to
“substantially all” (95%) of their FTEs.
87% of people who selected
a Health Insurance Marketplace
plan for 2015 got financial
assistance.
1 in 6 Americans got a Health Insurance
Marketplace plan for $100 or less.
By the end of 2014, about 6.5
million people enrolled
in a health plan on the Health
Insurance Marketplace at
HealthCare.Gov.
Health Insurance
Marketplace