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| Last Updated: | 2015-Jan-21 |
| Principal Writer: | Barry Shatzman |
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The Affordable Care Act defines our health care system
As of today, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) defines the way our health care system works.
Though there have been previous bills introduced to create a Universal Health Care system in the United States, there is no bill active in the current Congress.