Starting in 2014,a provision in the Affordable Care Act

A) eliminated Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year.
B) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0) 9 percent.
C) lowered Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
5) 4 percent.
D) increased Medicare taxes for households earning more than $250,000 a year by
0) 9 percent.

Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act increased the Medicare tax rate for households earning more than $250,000 a year by 0.9 percent. Therefore, option D is the correct choice. Option A is incorrect as it states that Medicare taxes were eliminated for households with high incomes, which is not true. Option B is incorrect as it suggests that Medicare taxes were lowered by 0.9 percent, which is not the case. Option C is also incorrect as it suggests that the Medicare tax rate was lowered by 5.4 percent for high-income households, which is not true.