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A Look At Six Years of the Affordable Care Act

March 23, 2016 at 12:49 PM ET by Tanya Somanader, Kelly Jo Smart

Summary:

On the 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, take a look back at the photos and videos that capture what this landmark legislation has meant for America.

ACA — President Barack Obama’s signature on the health insurance reform bill at the White House, March 23, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

20 million.

That’s how many people now have the health coverage they need thanks to the President’s health care law. In fact, for the first time ever, more than 90% of Americans have health coverage, with the U.S. uninsured rate averaging 9.1% for the first three quarters of 2015.*

In that same time, our businesses have added 14.3 million jobs — the longest streak of private-sector job growth in history.

6 years. 20 million people. 14.3 million jobs.

That’s what the Affordable Care Act has meant for America. Take a look back at the photos and videos that capture the history of this landmark legislation — from its passage to the people its helped today.

* This sentence was updated on April 5, 2016 to reflect the most recent uninsured data. It previously read, ‘In fact, for the first time ever, more than 90% of Americans have health coverage, putting the U.S. rate of uninsured Americans at 8.8%.’

ACA 2 — President Barack Obama addresses a town hall meeting on health care insurance reform inside a hangar at Gallatin Field in Belgrade, Montana, August 14, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

ACA — President Barack Obama delivers remarks on Medicaid fraud and health care reform at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Missouri, March 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

ACA — President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the health care reform bill, March 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

ACA — President Barack Obama stops to talk with Amy Wilhite and daughter Taylor, who has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow, following remarks on the 90-day anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House, June 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Because of the Affordable Care Act, young adults can stay on their parent’s health insurance plan up to the age of 26. This and other parts of the law are making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans like Erick Moberg.