Affordable Care Act

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Health Insurance

The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010 and was amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act on March 30, 2010. The name “Affordable Care Act” is used to refer to the final, amended version of the law.

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — HealthCare.gov Glossary retrieved 2014-05-16

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to establish and operate a health insurance exchange by 2014, or to participate in a federal exchange. Maryland opted to create Maryland Health Connection, a marketplace for Marylanders to shop for and enroll in health plans.

Maryland Health Connection — Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms retrieved 2014-05-18