OBAMACARE (ACA)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,” has and will affect millions of Americans. The ACA was signed into law on March 23, 2010, and is being implemented gradually over four years. The ACA is big and does many things, but there are resources online to help Americans understand the law and how it affects individuals, families and businesses. This quiz introduces you to some of the ACA’s key provisions, with links to more information online.
Note: Special thanks to Learning Life intern, Kane Boynton, for conducting the research for this quiz, and drafting the questions and answers.

1. True or False? The ACA requires all Americans to have health insurance.
2. True or False? The ACA requires people who have their own private insurance to switch to federally approved health care.
3. All of the following are provisions of the ACA except:
4. Which of the following is the ACA’s 80/20 rule?
5. Under the ACA, health insurance plans must provide all the following, except: