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  2. History of health care reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of health care reform in the United States has spanned many decades with health care reform having been the subject of political debate since the early part of the 20th century. Recent reforms remain an active political issue. Alternative reform proposals were offered by both of the major candidates in the 2008, 2016, and 2020 ...

  3. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. healthcare system has been the subject of significant political debate and reform efforts, particularly in the areas of healthcare costs, insurance coverage, and the quality of care. Legislation such as the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has sought to address some of these issues, though challenges remain.

  4. Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    No. 20-219, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

  5. Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Medicare (United States) Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). It was begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration and is now ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Health care - Wikipedia

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    Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...

  8. Universal health care - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand, a universal health care system was created in a series of steps, from 1938 to 1941. [14] [15] In Australia, the state of Queensland introduced a free public hospital system in 1946. Following World War II, universal health care systems began to be set up around the world

  9. Healthcare in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare in Canada is delivered through the provincial and territorial systems of publicly funded health care, informally called Medicare. [1][2] It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984, [3] and is universal. [4]: 81 The 2002 Royal Commission, known as the Romanow Report, revealed that Canadians consider universal ...