It was practically a forgone conclusion once Donald Trump won the presidency and Republicans maintained both houses of Congress that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) time was up.
The ACA, more commonly referred to as Obamacare since it’s the legacy health law of former President Barack Obama, hit its primary goal of lowering the uninsured rate in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the uninsured rate fell from 16% prior to the implementation of Obamacare to around 9%.