Controversial Affordable Care Act: Good or bad? Affordable Care Act‚ also known as Obamacare‚ was signed in to law by President Obama on 23rd March‚ 2010 and the Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace just opened on 1st October‚ 2013. Some people disagree with this new law by saying that Obamacara would increase taxes and Obama is socialist. Is Obamacare really bad for American people? I think that Obamacare has more advantages than disadvantages for several reasons. First of all‚ the universal
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Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) How the Affordable Care Act Effects United States Citizens The overarching theme of my paper is the controversial topic of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ commonly known as Obama Care‚ is now open in the U.S. and means there are many new changes that exist in the health care policies. The problem with these health care policies is that many Americans don’t have any health care insurance‚ and this is
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Affordable Care Act Currently in the Human Services field there are many laws that are either in motion or are in the process of being so. With the given information‚ one law that’s been discussed a lot lately is the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act is “the nation’s health reform law that was enacted in March 2010” (APHA‚ 2014). This act has made an enormous impact on the way the human service field operates on a daily basis. The Affordable Care Act is one law that has brought more
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Savannah Robinson BIO 260 Dr. Wechman Sept. 5‚ 2014 Affordable Care Act Opinion I do not support the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act‚ otherwise known as ObamaCare‚ has some good arguments and some bad. Reporters on television and online media sites place untruthful statements about Obamacare to help those involved. However‚ I also believe that it is great that all people will have health care coverage at some point and that you can not be turned down for coverage. They say there is
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The Affordable Care Act It has been asked if healthcare is a right or privilege‚ with the Affordable Care Act‚ coming into play it would appear to be no choice in the matter. Everyone will have to have some type of insurance coverage or pay a penalty. Congress is having a hard time trying to decide how to fund on this bill. Will the bill help or hurt America? Some issues I see are how will it hurt the small business owner‚ will some Americans lose full time job status so that the business owner
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Understanding the Public Health and the Law On September 23‚ 2010 new reforms under the Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. “These reforms will give Americans new rights and benefits‚ including helping more children get health coverage‚ ending lifetime and most annual limits on care‚ and giving patients access to recommended preventive services without cost-sharing (Turnock‚ 2010).” These reforms will apply to all new health plans
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THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Impact of the Affordable Care Act The patient protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to have a major impact on the financing of healthcare‚ principally by expanding insurance coverage to approximately 32 million of the current 50.7 million uninsured by 2014. If the goal is reached‚ 95% of all Americans will have health insurance (Kovner& Knickman‚ 2011). The Affordable Care Act will expand coverage in two key ways: expanding Medicaid eligibility and
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Professor Iwanek Govt 2305 10/06/13 Executive Summary on The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the new health care reform law otherwise known as ObamaCare. The ACA attempts to reform the healthcare system through affordable quality health insurance‚ and by reducing the increase of healthcare spending. Reforms include new benefits‚ rights and protections‚ rules for insurance companies‚ taxes‚ tax breaks‚ funding‚ spending‚ the creation of committees‚ education‚ new job creation
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Affordable Care Act: Anything but Affordable The Affordable Care Act is a piece of legislation that aims to extend healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. This bill has divided the nation and in some circles discussions end in bitter arguments. Those that support the bill feel it is the nation’s moral duty to grant everybody coverage‚ and many of those that oppose the bill are alarmed at the fiscal implications it brings. The Affordable Care Act was summarized by Avik Roy as follows: Some
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known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ “ObamaCare” has many functions that are unknown to the public and because of this ignorance many people do not approve of it. As you continue reading‚ the facts about ObamaCare will be presented and then you can make an informed decision on whether or not you agree with the public policy. The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by President Barack Obama to reform the health care industry. It was later upheld by the
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