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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Amended

Codified at42 U.S.C. §§ 18001 et seq.

Enacted March 23, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-148

Individual-mandate penalty zeroed out by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017).

Comprehensive health care reform law. Expanded Medicaid eligibility, created health insurance marketplaces, and prohibited insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. Codified across 42 U.S.C., 26 U.S.C., 29 U.S.C.