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On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. A week later, the bill was modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010. It is the most sweeping, expansive social reform legislation enacted in decades. "The bill I'm signing will set in motion reforms that generations of Americans have fought for and marched for and hungered to see," said President Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, where he was flanked by lawmakers marking the historic occasion.
The comprehensive overhaul will put in place changes that will affect the U.S. health care system for years to come. Under the plan, 95 percent of Americans are projected to be insured