Which act is commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

• A. Affordable Care Act (ACA)
• B. Technology Expansion Act (TEA)
• C. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• D. Healthcare Implementation Act (HIA)

Answer: (A)

The act commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act is the Affordable Care Act itself, abbreviated ACA. This federal health reform law, enacted in 2010, is widely known by that acronym and also popularly called Obamacare. The other options point to different laws or are not real acts, so they don’t match the familiar name for this policy. HIPAA, for example, is a 1996 privacy and portability law, not the 2010 reform commonly called ACA.