Obama's Speech on Obama Care. Opinion Paragraph from NY Times. Political Cartoon. Poll Results. Obamacare Facts. We present the facts on Obama Care (ObamaCare), the health care plan for America. Our goal is to help you understand the Affordable Care Act. Decide for yourself what you think about the new health care law, based on the facts and not the talking points. (ObamaCare Facts Image Public Domain, Photo by Chuck Kennedy; U.S. Government Work) • The official name for "ObamaCare" is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It is also commonly referred to as Obama care, health care reform, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA). • The Affordable Care Act was signed into law to reform the health care industry by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 and upheld by the supreme court on On June 28, 2012. • What is ObamaCare? • The Affordable Care Act expands the affordability, quality, and availability of private and public health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, subsidies, taxes, insurance exchanges, and other reforms. • The Affordable Care Act also includes new taxes.