What Does Obamacare Do? 
Obamacare is slang for the Affordable Care Act . The ACA affords that everyone has access to healthcare and all pre-existing conditions are covered . Of course since pre-existing is now covered for everyone the prices for the insurance have doubled . Since the government is making this a requirement , they are also helping people pay for it through subsidy 's and cost sharing reductions . The subsidy 's are based on household income and number of people who you claim on your taxes . 