People aren't going to go bankrupt anymore if they have a serious illness, which was a serious issue here in the country before the Affordable Care Act. And, in fact, the expense of expanding health care for those who need the subsidy is picked up by the federal government for most of the early years.

He went on to attend Harvard College and Harvard Law School where he was President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. A member of the Democratic Party Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton. Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31 1956) is the 71st Governor of Massachusetts.