What is the name of the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010?

• A. The Affordable Care Act
• B. Medicare
• C. Medicaid
• D. HITECH

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is identifying the broad reform law aimed at expanding health insurance access and changing how the health care system works. The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 is the Affordable Care Act. It was designed to widen health insurance coverage through exchanges and subsidies, prevent insurers from denying coverage due to preexisting conditions, and expand Medicaid in many states. It also set new coverage standards and aimed to improve quality and value in care.

Medicare and Medicaid are older programs established in 1965, not new reforms from 2010, so they don’t fit the description. HITECH is a separate 2009 law focused on promoting electronic health records and health IT, not broad health care reform.