**** you David. 

"Yes, Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act - ACA) was significantly based on Romneycare, the Massachusetts health care law enacted under Governor Mitt Romney, sharing key features like individual mandates, insurance exchanges, and subsidies for low-income individuals. White House officials consulted with Romney's health care advisors, like economist Jon Gruber, who helped develop the Massachusetts plan, to create the federal law"

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare