What is the name of the recent major health-care law mandating that individuals have health insurance?

A) Affordable Care Act
B) Medicare
C) Medicaid
D) Dream Act
E) Aged Pension Program

The recent major health-care law mandating that individuals have health insurance is the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for seniors, while Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides healthcare coverage for low-income individuals. The Dream Act is legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants. The Aged Pension Program is not a healthcare program, but a social welfare program in some countries.