“Healthcare was a lot more affordable before the government made it more affordable”

It’s sometimes claimed that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) made healthcare more expensive.
   
“Healthcare was a lot more affordable before the government made it more affordable 🫤” was posted on X/Twitter by Russell Memes on August 22, 2026. “HEALTHCARE WAS A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT MADE IT MORE AFFORDABLE” (shown on a meme) was posted on Education Dojo on November 10, 2026.
 
   
Wikipedia: Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with amendments made to it by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, it represents the U.S. healthcare system’s most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Most of the act remains in effect.
   
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Edmund Tom Maciejewski
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM ·
I am old enough to remember that healthcare was much more affordable BEFORE the a
Affordable Care Act!
 
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Russell Memes
@Russell_rodreel
Healthcare was a lot more affordable before the government made it more affordable 🫤
1:52 PM · Aug 22, 2026
 
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Joe Markham
October 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM ·
Did you know health insurance was more affordable prior to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
 
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Stephen Cornetta
October 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM ·
When Health Care was void of government involvement it was affordable.
 
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November 10, 2026 Joe Messerli Study Break
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