A 54-year-old client on a fixed income has had an electrocardiogram (ECG) as part of an annual physical examination. What legislation supports the focus on chronic disease prevention, health promotion, and quality, affordable health care for everyone?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare", is a United States federal law sanctioned by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Along with the "Health and Health Reconciliation Act" Education, "has become the largest change project in the US health care system since the Medicare and Medicaid programs came into force in 1965.

The essence of the Affordable Care Act is basically a federal regulatory law that aims to control health insurance prices and also expands public and private insurance plans to a larger portion of the American population. According to the government, this should improve the quality of service and also lower its total cost (for both individuals and the state) while ensuring that more people have access to health. This law also supports the focus on chronic disease prevention, health promotion, and affordable, quality health care for all.