Get the facts about the Affordable Care Act

With these educational fact sheets from AARP’s department of Education & Outreach. Many of these resources are also available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an Affordable Care Act event at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 6, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

For a complete understanding of each of these Affordable Care Act topics, each topic can be reviewed and downloaded on AARP’s web site.

The Basics

• A timeline of the Health Care Law.
• The Health Care Law and you.
• The Health Care Law at a glance.

The Law and Specific Populations

• What the Law means for people ages 50–64.
• What the Law means for people age 65+.
• What the Law means for women.
• What the Law means for African Americans.
• What the Law means for Hispanics and Latinos.
• What the Law means for family caregivers.
• What the Law means for people in rural areas.
• What the Law means for American Indians and Alaska natives.
• What the Law means for people with limited incomes.
• What the Law means for people with moderate incomes.

Provisions of the Law

• Key improvements to Health Insurance Practices.
• What the Law means for a nursing home care.
• Preventive and wellness benefits.
• Young adult coverage.
• Temporary coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
• Tax implications for individuals.

The Law and Medicare

• The Health Care Law and Medicare.
• The Health Care Law and Medicare part D savings.
• The Health Care Law and Medicare advantage.
• Protecting against Health Care scams.

For Small Businesses

• Small-Business owners.
• Small-Business employees.