ObamaCare

/oʊˈbɑ məˌkɛəɹ/

ObamaCare proper noun: any of various healthcare plans seen as associated with Barack Obama before or during his tenure as U.S. President; especially, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): a healthcare reform plan that was passed in 2010 and signed into law by him.

Proper noun (1)

ObamaCare

(US, neologism) Any of various healthcare plans seen as associated with Barack Obama before or during his tenure as U.S. President; especially, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): a healthcare reform plan that was passed in 2010 and signed into law by him.
- For some reason, Obama's senior economist, Austan Goolsbee, chooses not to believe this about Obamacare, possibly because he figures the private-but-regulated health-care plans in Obama's National Health Insurance Exchange would be more generous than Obama's public health-care plan.2007 July 5, Timothy Noah, “Edwardscare: A Trojan Horse, in Slate Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- This is a trick. This is a trick that's going on here. This idea that, that whether it's HillaryCare, or ObamaCare, or EdwardsCare, that idea that it's not socialized medicine is a trick. It's a massive growth in government control of medicine.2007 September 26, Rudy Giuliani, address to the New Jersey Republican Party (about 12 minutes 30 seconds in)
Synonyms:

Affordable Care Act, ACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Obamacare

Obamacare

Alternative letter-case form of ObamaCare.
- Compared to this litany, the 2010s look a little uneventful, don’t they? Even if you declare Obamacare a big [expletive] deal and grant Trump’s election world-historical significance, even if you bring in European dramas like Brexit and the Syrian refugee crisis, even if you pretend self-driving...2019 December 28, Ross Douthat, “The Decade of Disillusionment”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2020

Examples of ObamaCare in a sentence

We have a disaster called the big lie: Obamacare.2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News:
Tonight, for our main story, we’re going to look at Obamacare.2017 March 12, “American Health Care Act”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 5, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:

Synonyms of ObamaCare

Affordable Care Act
ACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PPACA

Forms of ObamaCare

alternative form	Obamacare
alternative form	Obama-care
alternative form	Obama Care

Origin of ObamaCare

Blend of Obama (“Barack Obama”) + healthcare or Medicare and perhaps influenced by earlier HillaryCare.

Words that rhyme with ObamaCare

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Questions about ObamaCare

What does ObamaCare mean?: ObamaCare means any of various healthcare plans seen as associated with Barack Obama before or during his tenure as U.S. President; especially, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): a healthcare reform plan that was passed in 2010 and signed into law by him.
How do you use ObamaCare in a sentence?: We have a disaster called the big lie: Obamacare.
What part of speech is ObamaCare?: ObamaCare is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ObamaCare?: ObamaCare is pronounced /oʊˈbɑ məˌkɛəɹ/.

Words near ObamaCare in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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