Obamacare
[oh-bah-muh-kair] /oʊˈbɑ məˌkɛər/
noun
1.
a federal law providing for a fundamental reform of the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010: formally called Affordable Care Act or Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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