Obamacare

Obamacare

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Heard in 30 episodes across 19 shows since Jul 2026

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and informally known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. It represents the U.S. healthcare system's most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.

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Expert statements

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Share of the conversation

Mentions of Obamacare per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.

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Jul 140.68‰1
Aug 130.03‰1
Aug 210.04‰1
Aug 240.11‰2
Aug 270.14‰1
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Aug 310.10‰1
Sep 20.16‰2
Sep 80.18‰3
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Sep 100.18‰1
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Sep 160.21‰1
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Sep 190.22‰1
Sep 230.21‰5
Sep 240.25‰1
Sep 250.27‰3
Sep 280.26‰1
Sep 290.30‰1
Oct 10.19‰2

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What experts have said about Obamacare

1 statement · 1 positive

  1. Ezra KleinPositiveJun 22, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    Barack Obama substantially achieved universal healthcare through Obamacare.

    “which he basically achieved. Right. It's like a. A lot of people had failed on that before him could we make health care systems better? Always. But Obamacare is no small thing.”

    Listen at 47:08

    Open the episode · Inside The Democratic Party Civil War - Ezra Klein - #1114
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