11 Numbers to Explain Obamacare on its Fifth Anniversary

1. 16.4 million: Number of previously uninsured Americans who have gotten coverage under the law
2. 2.3 million: Number of previously uninsured young adults, ages 19-25, who have gained health insurance through the under 26 provision, which allows them to stay on their parents’ plan
3. 29: Current number of states that accepted the law’s Medicaid expansion (including Washington, D.C.)
4. 24,000: High-end estimate of how many lives the law could save per year by increasing the number of insured Americans
5. 50+ : Number of times the GOP-controlled House has voted to repeal the law, in whole or in part
6. 30: Number of Democratic senators who voted for the law who are no longer in office
7. 25: Number of states that signed on to a Supreme Court challenge to the law in 2012
8. 7: Number of states that signed on to a Supreme Court challenge to the law in 2015
9. 2% of annual household income or $325 per person: The fine for not having coverage in 2015
10. 43%: Percentage of Americans who don’t support the law (41% support it)

Source: Time
Source URL: http://time.com/3752486/affordable-care-act-fifth-anniversary/

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