Cringe-worthy video shows people don't know that Obamacare and ACA are the same thing

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Cringe-worthy video shows people don't know that Obamacare and ACA are the same thing
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During the past few years, Obamacare has been one of the most controversial and talked about policies in the United States.

Since its inception, Obamacare has faced its fair share of opposition, and with Donald Trump coming into office, those flames have again been fanned. Jimmy Kimmel was curious about how the public really felt about Obamacare. Specifically, he asked people if they preferred Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act.

Of course, those two are the same thing. But from the responses he got, many people don't know that they are the same thing. Someone actually thought Obamacare was when "Obama pays for you."

And since you are already cringing, we will also go ahead and remind you Jimmy Kimmel did this same segment four years ago and the results were pretty much the same.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).


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