The 2010 law is intended to extend health insurance to the roughly 48
million Americans who do not receive it through their employers, the
government, or a privately purchased plan.
US President Barack Obama has battled political opposition to The Affordable Care Act nicknamed Obamacare -
officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - for years.
Republicans - who see it as an inappropriate government intrusion into the healthcare industry and an affront to personal liberty - are not expected to relent in their opposition to the law.
An estimated 7.1 million Americans signed up for coverage to avoid penalties prior to Monday's deadline March 31,2014
US President Barack Obama claimed a major victory as over seven million people signed up for medical insurance under his signature healthcare law at the end of the six-month open enrollment period
Taking a victory lap at a White House ceremony on Tuesday, Obama said that 7.1 million people had signed up on federal or state exchanges for coverage under the health care law, nicknamed Obamacare, that was passed by the Congress in 2010 without Republican support.
Calling the healthcare law "a force for good" Obama said it wasn't
perfect, but the overall goal of starting to narrow the gap between
those with health coverage and those without it has begun, and millions
of Americans are embracing it.
"That's what the (law) is all about, making sure all of us and all our fellow citizens can count on the security of health care when we get sick," he said, noting that the "law is doing what it's supposed to do. It's working."
The law is good for the country, regardless of politics, and that the numbers show Americans want it and that it's "here to stay," he said.
Republicans - who see it as an inappropriate government intrusion into the healthcare industry and an affront to personal liberty - are not expected to relent in their opposition to the law.
An estimated 7.1 million Americans signed up for coverage to avoid penalties prior to Monday's deadline March 31,2014
US President Barack Obama claimed a major victory as over seven million people signed up for medical insurance under his signature healthcare law at the end of the six-month open enrollment period
Taking a victory lap at a White House ceremony on Tuesday, Obama said that 7.1 million people had signed up on federal or state exchanges for coverage under the health care law, nicknamed Obamacare, that was passed by the Congress in 2010 without Republican support.
"That's what the (law) is all about, making sure all of us and all our fellow citizens can count on the security of health care when we get sick," he said, noting that the "law is doing what it's supposed to do. It's working."
The law is good for the country, regardless of politics, and that the numbers show Americans want it and that it's "here to stay," he said.
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