One of the most talked about issues this year has been our healthcare system and the pending changes under what has formerly been called Obamacare.

The Affordable Care Act is bringing about the biggest changes to health insurance since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid about 50 years ago. What happens in California has far-reaching implications both locally and around the country.

It continues to dominate headlines as the government extends the deadline to sign up for healthcare until midnight tonight for the federal healthcare.gov website.

Stephanie O'Neill is our health care correspondent here at KPCC and joins us now to recap all of the Affordable Care Act news of the past year.