Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the new health care reform law in America and is often called by its nick-name Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are made up of the Affordable Health Care for America Act‚ the Patient Protection Act‚ and the health care related sections of the The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. It also includes amendments to other laws like the Food‚ Drug and Cosmetics Act
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I believe there are positives and negatives with the affordable care act. The Affordable care act was enacted in 2010 and its main focus revolves around the idea that "healthcare is a right‚ not a privilege" (Wilbanks‚ 2014). In the 5 years since the ACA was enacted‚ about 3 million uninsured people under 26 have become insured through their parents and more than 30 million Americans are now insured thanks to the additional protections against preexisting conditions and terminating policies due
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Affordable Care Act Topics Joseph L. Mitchell‚ Jr. January 22‚ 2014 HCS/490 Dr. Michael Minor Summaries The Marketplace is a new method of finding health coverage that best fits an individuals needs and budget. Prior to the Affordable Care Act being approved‚ individuals were not able to acquire health insurance benfits as easily as it is now. Individuals simply apply for coverage based on options that available on the Marketplace website. Regardless of the state one lives in‚ he or she
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Access to Health Care for Immigrants in NYC In contrast to most industrially developed countries‚ American private-public health care system is far from being universal. However‚ health care system makes a difference in whether and when people get necessary medical care‚ where they get their care‚ and ultimately‚ how healthy people are. Research has repeatedly shown that the lack of insurance ultimately compromises a persons’ health because they are less likely to receive preventive care‚ are
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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‚ and too
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The Affordable Care Act becomes law. On March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. The law puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll out over four years and beyond‚ with most changes taking place by 2014. Others have already begun The House Repeal Vote: Inside the War on Health Care Reform By Kate Pickert Wednesday‚ Jan. 19‚ 2011 Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0‚9171‚2041088‚00.html#ixzz1ay5hIqDl In the nearly 10 months
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United States healthcare system over the years. However‚ the most recent attempt that has been implemented is the Affordable Care Act‚ under the Obama Administration. As a result‚ since 2010 changes have been implemented to reform the United States healthcare industry‚ which affects the insurers‚ providers‚ and the subscribers in different ways. Consequently‚ the Affordable Care Act does not have full support from everyone and it faces numerous challenges (Bodenheimer & Grumbach‚ 2012). Overall
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The Affordable Care Act is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. Also‚ known as “Obomacare”‚ the Affordable Care Act has three primary goals. These goals include making affordable health insurance available to more people‚ expand Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level‚ and support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally.1 The reason that the affordable care act
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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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The Issue of Access to Health Care There are many problems with the healthcare system in America that the government has been trying to fix the problems for decades. Currently‚ the one of the barriers that many people face is an inability to access to health care because of its high cost. In the 1940s‚ many men were in overseas during the war‚ and US employers needed workers. In order to attract the employees‚ they added a health insurance plan to the benefit package. This was the beginning of
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