Passage and Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (2009–2016)

1. Obama makes health reform a first-year priority

   Feb 24, 2009Labels: Barack Obama, U S

   • Britannica

2. House passes major health reform bill

   Mar 21, 2010Labels: U S, Patient Protection

   • House Clerk
   • Britannica

3. Affordable Care Act signed into law

   Mar 23, 2010Labels: Affordable Care, Barack Obama

   • HHS
   • Britannica

4. Reconciliation law amends and finalizes ACA package

   Mar 30, 2010Labels: Reconciliation Act, Barack Obama

   • Britannica
   • GPO

5. Temporary preexisting-condition plan begins (PCIP)

   Jul 1, 2010Labels: PCIP, Pre-Existing Condition

   • CMS
   • KFF

6. First wave of insurance protections take effect

   Sep 23, 2010Labels: Insurance Protections, Young Adults

   • CMS
   • PBS

7. Supreme Court upholds ACA, limits Medicaid expansion

   Jun 28, 2012Labels: Supreme Court, NFIB v

   • Oyez
   • HollandKnight

8. Marketplace open enrollment begins on HealthCare.gov

   Oct 1, 2013Labels: HealthCare gov, Open Enrollment

   • White House
   • CMS

9. Major coverage expansions and market rules start

   Jan 1, 2014Labels: Medicaid Expansion, Premium Tax

   • KFF
   • NAIC

10. First marketplace open enrollment ends

    Mar 31, 2014Labels: Open Enrollment, Marketplaces

    • White House
    • CMS

11. Supreme Court preserves subsidies in federal marketplaces

    Jun 25, 2015Labels: King v, Supreme Court

    • Justia

12. Coverage gains and ACA systems in place by end of 2016

    Dec 31, 2016Labels: ACA Implementation, Medicaid Expansion

    • HHS
    • Britannica