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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PROS The Affordable Care Act has been the viable solution for refining and offering quality and affordable health care for all those who have long been excluded out of the healthcare system. For this paper‚ the most influential of these benefits will be addressed. Those benefits include the realization of more citizens gaining access to affordable healthcare‚ pre-existing health conditions no longer impeding healthcare coverage‚ and the improved quality of patient care. More Americans Have
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induced changes in the effect and availability of affordable health insurance and access to care. According to Whitman‚ the fact that the ACA law ever passed Congress is an accomplishment in itself (n.d.‚ Slide 40). However‚ the ACA has also generated both disadvantages and advantages since its induction‚ which is to be expected with the enactment of any new law into the American society. The most significant effect that the ACA has on assessing affordable health insurance is the elimination of screening
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Affordable Care Act and the Rural American The United States in the past month has gone through a rollercoaster ride of events‚ from government shutdown to fiscal cliff deadline. All of these fall short to the main focus of this paper. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect every person in the United States however; I will focus on the benefits of the ACA on the rural American. The ACA was passed in 2010. On October 1st‚ 2013 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
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Geetika Ghai December 1‚ 2012 HSCI 190 Obama Care The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ commonly known as Obama Care has been a hot controversial topic that aroused back in 2008 when President Obama‚ at that time Senator Obama put onto the plate while running for the presidential seat. While there are many different perspectives related to this topic‚ it is up to each individual to decide whether it is beneficial or detrimental. In this day and age where the cost of living
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The policy to be analysis is The Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) that was implemented in 2010. The Affordable Care Act is a very comprehensive and now complexed health care system that is being changed. Over centuries there has been many reforms‚ discussions and controversies surrounding the debate over affordable health care for Americans and their families. And Obama Care is proposed to be what Americans can benefit from and afford. However‚ there is a downside to this insurance. The individual
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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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Tyler Leiskau Professor Brown English 102 15 April 2012 The Affordable Care Act is Constitutional Health care has been a political issue since President Johnson signed the Social Security Act in 1965 that provided Medicare (Health Insurance) for United States citizens 65 years and older. Since 1965 when President Johnson signed the Social Security Act‚ health care has changed. In 1972 Medicare was now available for younger people who had disabilities and who could not afford Health Insurance
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Lesson Five: Does Lawmaking Shape Society? What was the name of the bill or law? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare". What level of government considered it? Federal Government. What was the purpose of the bill or law? The purpose of the legislation is to assure that all Americans have access to affordable health insurance. What is the history of the bill or law? Did it pass or fail? What steps of the lawmaking process
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