Obamacare

[ oh-bah-muh-kair ]

noun

1. a federal law providing for a fundamental reform of the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010: formally called Affordable Care Act or Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Obamacare¹

(Barack) Obama + (health)care

Example Sentences

A retired certified public accountant, Bridge fears that Trump is a threat to Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare.

From Los Angeles Times

“No Obamacare?” an attendee asked Johnson, using the shorthand name for the ACA.

From Salon

He tried to repeal Obamacare, but a handful of moderate Republican senators got in his way.

From Los Angeles Times

But Biden never supported Medicare for All as president, and Harris, after becoming vice president, helped him expand the Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, the program was in the red from the start; had it not been supplanted by Obamacare, it surely would have experienced rising deficits requiring a revision.

From Los Angeles Times