The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a federal statute signed into law by President Obama in March 2010.  The law is widely viewed as the most historic overhaul of the U.S. health care system since the inception of Medicare and Medicaid. While the law’s primary goal is to increase the number of insured Americans, there are other provisions within the law that also have implications for IAFF members. 

In order to help IAFF members better understand the law the IAFF has developed a What You Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act online resource of information, including an overview of the Affordable Care Act, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), an educational video about the ACA, strategies on negotiating health care and links to both government and industry sources such Healthcare.gov, the AFL-CIO and the Kaiser Family Foundation..