The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law (along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress.

Around the country, many Affordable Care Act implementation efforts are already underway. Still, many Americans are unclear about what the individual reforms mean, and more importantly, how the new benefits and provisions of reform will impact them.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has created a new series of animated educational videos to help patients understand the Affordable Care Act. These short videos tackle five common terms of ACA implementation. Topics include: Health Insurance Exchanges, Cost Sharing, the Medicare Part D Donut Hole, Medicaid Expansion, and Market Reforms. Check out the video below.