Read the Law

Here we provide two ways for you to read the text of the Affordable Care Act.
Full Text of the Affordable Care Act (PDF – 2.6 MB)

Read the Affordable Care Act and its amendments. Note: The text is searchable within the PDF file.
The Affordable Care Act, Section by Section

Below you will find all 10 Titles of the Affordable Care Act, with amendments to the law called for by the reconciliation process. Click on a Title to read the law section by section.
Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans
Title II. The Role of Public Programs
Title III. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care
Title IV. Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health
Title V. Health Care Workforce
Title VI. Transparency and Program Integrity
Title VII. Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies
Title VIII. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act)
Title IX. Revenue Provisions
Title X. Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Certified Full-Text Versions

The PDFs above are full-text versions of each title and related content. They have been excerpted because presenting the Act in a single PDF results in a very large file which may present download difficulties. While no language was changed above, the full certified versions of the two bills are available here:

    Affordable Care Act (PDF - 4.27 MB)
    Reconciliation Act (PDF - 282 KB)

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