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2. Healthcare reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Healthcare reform in the United States has a long history.Reforms have often been proposed but have rarely been accomplished. In 2010, landmark reform was passed through two federal statutes: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed March 23, 2010, [1] [2] and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (), which amended the PPACA and became law on March 30 ...

3. September 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of ...

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   President Obama delivering his speech on health care to the United States Congress Obama addresses a joint session of Congress. Obama's speech addressed topics regarding the public health insurance option, private insurance reform, estimated costs and revenue, basic coverage for individuals and employers, as well as subsidies and waivers for those who can't afford coverage, and the importance ...

4. 2008 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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   Barack Obama called for universal health care. His health care plan proposed creating a National Health Insurance Exchange that would include both private insurance plans and a Medicare-like government run option. Coverage would be guaranteed regardless of health status, and premiums would not vary based on health status either.

5. Social policy of the Barack Obama administration - Wikipedia

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   President Obama's Attorney General, Eric Holder, said in March 2009 that the DEA would only raid medical marijuana suppliers which violated both state and federal laws. [64] However, by April 2012, the Obama administration was exceeding the Bush administration 's number of raids on medical marijuana, including a high-profile raid of Oaksterdam ...

6. HealthCare.gov - Wikipedia

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   President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law on March 23, 2010, in the East Room before a select audience of nearly 300 people. He stated that the health reform effort, designed after a long and acrimonious debate facing fierce opposition in the Congress to expand health insurance coverage, was based on "the core principle that everybody should have some basic security ...

7. Native American policy of the Barack Obama administration

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   The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is a bill signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. [39] The law was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [39] The bill was originally enacted by President Gerald Ford in 1976, which expired in 2000. Obama's reauthorization for the bill has made it permanent. [40]