Healthcare

  • Obama was elected president

    Obama was elected president
    Barack Obama, senator of Illinois was elected 44th president on his first term in presidency.
  • First major event of the ACA goes into effect

    First major event of the ACA goes into effect
    The first major provision of the Affordable Care Act go into effect, allowing adults with existing conditions to join temporary high-risk pools that expire when the Act takes effect.
  • More events happen with the ACA

    More events happen with the ACA
    No lifetime dollar limits on health care coverage; dependent children allowed to stay on parents’ insurance until age 26; no pre-existing exclusions for those under age 19; insurers barred from requiring co-payments for preventive care and vaccinations.
  • Obamacare was offical

    Obamacare was offical
    Brack Obama signed the bill to pass the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
  • Problems arise with Obamacare

    Problems arise with Obamacare
    A judge from Flordia deems some parts of Obamacare unconstitutional.
  • Obamacare is debated over for Obama's second term campaign

    Obamacare is debated over for Obama's second term campaign
    The ACA was passed in 2010; it hasn't been fully implemented yet. If Obama is reelected, the majority of it will roll out in 2014.
  • Obama won his second term election

    Obama won his second term election
    On November 6, 2012, Obama was re-elected for his second term as President of the United States. He won 65,899,660 popular votes and 332 electoral votes, with two states less than in his 2008 victory.
  • More with Obamacare

    More with Obamacare
    Threshold for itemizing medical expenses on taxes increases from 7.5 percent to 10 percent for seniors.
  • Donald Trump is elected

    Donald Trump is elected
    Donald Trump is elected on November 8th.
  • Trump wants to repeal Obamacare

    Trump wants to repeal Obamacare
    GOP leaders pull their proposed American Health Care Act after failing to win over Republican conservatives and moderates. “Obamacare is the law of the land,” a disappointed House Speaker Paul Ryan says.