The “Affordable Care Act of 2010” also known as “Obamacare” or “Health Care Reform Act of 2010” is a universal healthcare plan that was designed to allow Americans to be able to get quality health insurance that people would be able to afford‚ and to cut U.S health care spending down as well. Many Americans debated about whether or not it was beneficial for everyone or just certain people‚ so there are many advantage and disadvantages for Americas due to this reform. Many of the doctor visits and
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the implementation and overall effects of the mandated policy. I found an interesting opinion‚ since there will always be two conflicting opinions to a policy‚ that was presented by Scott W. Atlas. Before presenting his comprehensive opinion on Obamacare‚ one needs some information on this individual’s background. Scott W. Atlas -Scott W. Atlas‚ MD‚ is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution‚ and senior fellow by courtesy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International
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Health Care Reform and the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) is a hot topic in today’s political atmosphere. Advocacy and Opposition both run rampant throughout the country. The goal of the act was to fix the health care concern. The Catholic Church (as an entity‚ not as members of the Catholic Church) has pledged their support for the act. It believes that everyone is entitled to the same benefits regardless of whether or not they can afford it and that it
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Obamacare Pros The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office lists the advantages of Obamacare: The Act was designed to reduce overall health care costs by making services available to the 32 million who currently can’t get insurance. They often use a hospital emergency room as their primary care physician‚ increasing costs for everyone. This starts in 2014. It requires that all plans cover 10 essential health benefits. Preventive services are free‚ which lowers health care costs by treating
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On March 10‚ 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ commonly called “ObamaCare‚” became law. The basic premise of the law established state-based health insurance exchanges via the Internet‚ in which individuals and small businesses could purchase private insurance plans. The Obama administration claimed the website would be a simple‚ easy to use‚ one stop destination for uninsured Americans to find affordable health care. However‚ on the launch date for the website‚ October
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David Farmer ENGL 1010-04 Dr. Hale April 29‚ 2011 Obamacare: The Real Threat to America President Barack Obama has been written into the history books for becoming the first African American president of the United States. The president plans on changing history again by bringing universal health care into the United States‚ which has won him much popularity among Democratic voters. President Obama’s speeches are adored by his fans but raise many red flags for the majority of America. Major
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Act in America‚ known as Obamacare. Obamacare is the universal health care in the United States that provides Americans access to affordable‚ quality health insurance‚ with a goal of reducing growth in healthcare spending. This universal health plan is technically a mandate or tax‚ in which non-compliers may be penalized through their federal return. Our topic debates whether Americans should be forced to pay this ‘shared responsibility fee’ for not complying with Obamacare. Arguments for Pro’s
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OBAMACARE “An Annotated Bibliography” Jackie Williams Grantham University ObamaCare An Annotated Bibliography Picchi‚ Aimee. (2014‚ June‚ 19) “For some‚ ObamaCare delivers “sticker shock” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sticker-shock-for-obamacare-it-exists-and-may-rise/ This article discusses the price tag that comes along with ObamaCare. Many believe that insurers have created plans with more benefits that also cost more. Prior to the Affordable Care Act‚ insurance premiums
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Gracynn Malone POLS101 Paper 1: Question 3 The Affordable Care Act “Obamacare” was signed into law to reform the health care industry by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28‚ 2012. Obamacare’s goal was to give more Americans access to affordable‚ quality health insurance and to reduce the growth in health care spending in the U.S (Obamacare). But which political party benefits more from the act? In the long run‚ Democrats benefit from the Affordable
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Obamacare is a act that is very controversial to this day. This paper is going to examine the pros and cons of the affordable healthcare act. The pros of obamacare are very arguable because many people think that obamacare is not a good thing. Millions of people are able to receive high-quality health insurance through medicaid‚ and young adults make up a large percentage of those people. Some tend to question whether Obamacare’s cost outweighs the benefits. “The average American has a lot to gain
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