Patient Protection-Affordable Care Act

In 2010 the U.S. Congress passed a historic new health care program known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly nicknamed Obamacare. The program promised to cover millions of Americans who were currently uninsured with affordable health insurance. However, in 2018, under the administration of President Trump, many of the policies embedded in the ACA have been stripped away, and the number of people without health insurance is now expected to grow. Access to health care is a global social problem.

Describe how race, ethnicity, social class, and gender affect access to health care in the United States.