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A few ways:

medicaid access was extended, it used to be that only those with income at the federal poverty line or below could qualify, and now it was extended to 133% of the federal poverty line or below.

Young people can stay on their parents' insurance until 26.

Significant tax breaks and subsidies for individuals to spend on health insurance, as well as tax breaks for small business to provide them.

And finally, the creation of the so called insurance exchange, where people and small business can pool together to negotiate a lower rate.

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By the way, here's a decent summary:

Health care reform bill 101: what the bill means to you / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com