President Obama’s Health Care Plan 1 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE PLAN President Obama’s Health Care Plan 2 Abstract In this paper I will be doing an analysis on President Obama’s Health Care Plan. I will discuss some of the major issues‚ the costs‚ and how the plan will be funded. I will also be listing some of the major pros and cons that are relate to the plan‚ involving the quality of care‚ access to care and how the costs will affect everyone involved. Other
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Managed Care pros and cons The pros of managed care are since the patient is limited to a specific caregiver the premium is lower. The patient only pays a monthly payment and a co-payment. The cons of managed care are that the patients are not allowed to see the doctor of their choice unless the doctor is in their network. The consumers perspective the pros and cons of managed care. The pros from the consumers perspective
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The Affordable Healthcare Act: Analysis of the Affects on Medicare Coverage and Medical Care Cost Abstract This paper explores the anticipated affects of The Affordable Healthcare Act‚ on Medicare coverage and the overall cost of medical care. This paper will serve to provide a succinct overview of the expected changes. The Affordable Healthcare Act: Analysis of the Affects on Medicare Coverage and Medical Care Cost For many decades there
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is one of the most substantial reforms in Medicare since 1965. This is now considered the law of the land according to Douglas Holtz-Eaton. The PPACA portrays a “coverage first” strategy. “Sadly‚ a review a of the state’s experience bodes poorly for the future of national reform.” (Point/Counterpoint 177) There are two major driving factors in which could propose a threat for this reform. The first factor is it costs too much. Many decades
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The advantages of managed care plans include: 1. Co-payments are pre-determined‚ a person always know how much they will be paying out-of-pocket for services. The employee’s out-of-pocket medical expenses are generally limited to office visit co-payments and a minimal dollar amount‚ if any‚ for hospitalization. 2. Older adults who are on limited incomes‚ but are not eligible for Medicaid‚ are able to obtain insurance coverage. 3. Decisions regarding health care are generally made by the HMO
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Final Project Topic: Is foster care effective? Definition: Foster care is defined as care for delinquents or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home. Children in our foster care system receive long lasting effects of abuse and neglect but in some cases the foster care system has been proven to minimize the negative results of inappropriate use of child care. Mission: To educate society and families on the long lasting effects of foster care‚ both positive and negative‚ thus
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president George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act‚ which attempted to improve school’s test scores and accountability. The Act set out to improve education. With the decline in test scores and the racial discrimination in schools‚ it was time for a change. The change came through the NCLB Act when it tried to fix the issues in schools and make a positive impact for the children. Even though under the NCLB Act some goals were met‚ overall‚ the act was not effective in teaching other subjects other
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 The Supreme Court ruled on June 28‚ 2012 that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 also known as the ObamaCare Act is to be upheld‚ even the controversial parts‚ where people without health insurance will have to pay a fine starting in 2014. The ObamaCare Act was started to “help reduce overall health care costs by making services available to 32 million who currently cannot get health insurance”(useconomy.about.com‚ part of
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The DREAM Act is a legislative bill that purposes that an illegal immigrant who has resided in the country since child birth or at a young age be granted temporary residency to be able to enlist in the armed forces or go to college. Everyone deserves a chance for a higher education and way of life. The illegal youth really don’t have another country to go to since living in the United States is all they know since they were children. They can even be the future for the country so the bill so
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doctors and types of care Bankrupt system Paying for healthcare of illegal aliens. Inefficient funds In an interview with the owner of a restaurant‚ he stated how the new healthcare reform affects him as a small business because the gov. taxes to much and takes away profit. President Barack Obama’s health-care plan at best is not reform at all‚ and at worst will expand the poorest performing segments of our health-care system and further erode
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