Obamacare

Obamacare

A nickname for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was passed during US President Barack Obama's tenure in office as his signature legislation. Obamacare was an attempt to provide universal healthcare.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • BROTUS
  • Gooner
  • honeycakes
  • birtherism
  • Bari
  • birther
  • Brexit
  • Philly
  • Big Apple
  • Tinseltown
References in periodicals archive
Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, Obamacare is no longer a hot-button issue, at least today.
What you're not hearing about the ACA
The Texas-based judge said that the full Obamacare program was unconstitutional because in last year's tax overhaul, Congress eliminated a penalty for people who failed to sign up for the program if they did not already have their own health insurance.
US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appeal
Last year, Trump had vowed to repeal and replace Obamacare after the Republican tax cut bill is signed into law.
Texas Judge strikes down Obamacare
As the individual mandate was an "essential" element of the ACA, the whole of Obamacare was therefore unconstitutional, Judge O'Connor said.
Court rules Obamacare is unconstitutional
Among African-American women, 86 percent said they want ObamaCare to stand or see Congress do more with the existing law, according to the poll.
Poll: Majority Backs ObamaCare, Disapprove of Trump on Health Care
Obamacare's abortion surcharge is practically invisible to consumers.
Over 100 Members of the House Seek New HHS Rule to Make Consumers Aware of Abortion Surcharge
"The comments were obviously made in jest, but what's not a joke is the harm Obamacare has caused for countless Utahns," Whitlock told (https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900011757/sen-orrin-hatch-calls-obamacare-supporters-stupid-people.html) Deseret News.
Utah Sen Orrin Hatch Called Obamacare Subscribers 'Stupidest' People
The lawsuit said that without the individual mandate, which was eliminated as part of the Republican tax law signed by president Donald Trump in December, Obamacare was unlawful.
States call for end to Obamacare
"The cost of the Obamacare has been so outrageous, it is absolutely destroying everything in its wake," he said at a signing ceremony in the White House.
Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare
The Republican leadership in the Senate agonizes over how best to "replace" ObamaCare, thus starting with a flawed premise which is bound to fail.
Repeal but not replace: "... we should reject ObamaCare in totality, and 'replace' it not with additional government, but with no government at all."
A SEETHING Donald Trump has threatened to destabilise Obamacare after last week's Senate defeat.
Obamacare to implode, says Trump
DONALD Trump was fuming last night after Republicans failed in their bid to kill off Obamacare.
Obamacare back from dead; Donald fury after Republicans fail in bid to kill off ex-President's health law
Recently, the Senate Budget Committee in the United States rolled out the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the upper chamber's version of Obamacare repeal.
The swamp has taken over the repeal of Obamacare
THE BEST DESCRIPTION I'VE HEARD OF THE REPUBLICANS' ONGOING attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare came from my wife.
The health care schmozzle