The President of the United States and the U.S. Congress were willing to permit the government to be shut down arguing over any changes in it. The Speaker of the House at the time it passed Congress without input from her rival party told the American people that the legislation had to be passed, “so we can see what’s in it,” and opposition to it among the public has remained stronger than support for it.
But except for key White House constituencies and aligned big businesses granted some of the thousand-plus waivers, for the rest of the American people, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dubbed Obamacare, is gradually becoming the law of the land. Despite the failure of the online application system launch this month and decrees reducing the burden of the ACA on Members of Congress and large companies, the average American now falls under the purview of the complex and often misrepresented and misunderstood system.
How will the ACA affect you? What do you need to do to comply?
