“The healthcare law means that working families can move forward toward more affordable, secure healthcare and better health, not backward to the status quo of skyrocketing premiums, insurance denials and unchecked profits for insurance companies.”
- SEIU President Mary Kay Henry
The Affordable Care Act makes healthcare more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans and for those who need its protections and benefits the most.
QUICK FACTS: A Numbers Guide to the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act will make a tremendous difference in the lives of Americans.
Who benefits from the law?
- 32 million Americans will gain affordable, quality healthcare under the new law
- 1.2 million young adults will gain access healthcare coverage through their parents’ health plans.
- 4 million small businesses will be eligible for healthcare tax credits to provide lower cost health insurance to their employers.
- 44 million seniors will receive free preventative care and those who hit the prescription drug “doughnut hole” will pay less for life-saving prescriptions.
- 129 million Americans with chronic illnesses and pre-existing conditions will never again be unable to find coverage after 2014.
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