Jacobs, Lawrence R.

Provides a brief overview of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, covering the bill itself and its implementation over the last half decade.

Provides an overview of how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 came to be, and what Affordable Care means for the United States. Explains the political battles of 2009 and 2010, highlighting White House strategies, the impact of agitation by Tea Partiers and progressives, and the deals Democrats cut with interest groups. Discusses how the new legislation will help the average American, what it will cost, who will pay, and what comes next as reform occurs nationally.