Which health care reform law enacted during Obama's presidency aimed to expand health insurance coverage?

• A. Medicare Modernization Act
• B. Affordable Care Act
• C. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• D. Health Care Reform Act

Answer: (C)

This question focuses on recognizing the major reform enacted during Barack Obama’s presidency that aimed to expand health insurance coverage. The correct law is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the Affordable Care Act. Signed into law in 2010, it created health insurance marketplaces where people could buy coverage, offered subsidies to help many afford premiums, and expanded Medicaid to cover more low‑income individuals. It also barred insurers from denying coverage or charging higher rates due to preexisting conditions and allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ plans until age 26. Because this law is widely referred to by both its formal name and the shorter title, they refer to the same legislation. The Medicare Modernization Act, enacted earlier in 2003, added a prescription drug benefit to Medicare and is not the Obama-era reform aimed at broad coverage. A vague term like Health Care Reform Act doesn’t point to a specific statute.