Affordable Care Act Research Paper
The Affordable Care Act
General Education Capstone GEN 499
Vicki Hill
July 2, 2013
The topic of the Affordable Health Care Act has been in great debate for many years. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. The law allows all Americans to make health insurance choices that work for them while guaranteeing access to care for our most vulnerable, and provides new ways to bring down costs and improve quality of care. Many other Presidents has attempt to pass a universal health care bill that will cover all or a significant …show more content…
The actual document is over 974 pages of legal jargon that is quite confusing by the vast majority of Americans. Law professionals and elected officials also has difficulty agreeing to the basic principle and legitimately this Act. The blogs, podcasts, and videos that I used to create this paper attempts to provide clarity about myths and addresses potential loop-holes in the law hinder the mandate from being achieved. The feedback regarding the portion of the law refers to the employee’s obligations defers from each of these media method based on the sources provided. To begin, no one can really argue that fact that our nation is in desperate need of health care …show more content…
Bloggers have a tendency to be totally bias with their opinions and often has no regards to their reader’s position on the subject. Although there are many professional blog sites that offer a more educated stance on their position, they are still committed to their opinions. The White House Blog page was designed to allow businessmen and women the opportunity to have their voice heard in regards to the new Supreme Court endorsed law. Businesses addressed their concerns about potential fines being assessed on their businesses if they do not comply with this law. Their two major recent concerns were simplifying the reporting process and giving businesses more time to comply. The White House Blog responded by provided a more detail explanation of the law as well as aggressively addressing their concerns. For example, the application process that consisted of 21 pages of was reduced to only 3. Additionally, if you are a small business with less than 50 workers, the law’s employer shared responsibility policies will not apply to all. Instead, they will be able to gain access to the Small Business Health Options Program that gives them the purchasing power of large businesses. They may be eligible for a tax credit that covers up to half the cost of insurance if they offer quality coverage to their employees. If they have more than 50 workers that already offered full-time workers
General Education Capstone GEN 499
Vicki Hill
July 2, 2013
The topic of the Affordable Health Care Act has been in great debate for many years. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. The law allows all Americans to make health insurance choices that work for them while guaranteeing access to care for our most vulnerable, and provides new ways to bring down costs and improve quality of care. Many other Presidents has attempt to pass a universal health care bill that will cover all or a significant …show more content…
The actual document is over 974 pages of legal jargon that is quite confusing by the vast majority of Americans. Law professionals and elected officials also has difficulty agreeing to the basic principle and legitimately this Act. The blogs, podcasts, and videos that I used to create this paper attempts to provide clarity about myths and addresses potential loop-holes in the law hinder the mandate from being achieved. The feedback regarding the portion of the law refers to the employee’s obligations defers from each of these media method based on the sources provided. To begin, no one can really argue that fact that our nation is in desperate need of health care …show more content…
Bloggers have a tendency to be totally bias with their opinions and often has no regards to their reader’s position on the subject. Although there are many professional blog sites that offer a more educated stance on their position, they are still committed to their opinions. The White House Blog page was designed to allow businessmen and women the opportunity to have their voice heard in regards to the new Supreme Court endorsed law. Businesses addressed their concerns about potential fines being assessed on their businesses if they do not comply with this law. Their two major recent concerns were simplifying the reporting process and giving businesses more time to comply. The White House Blog responded by provided a more detail explanation of the law as well as aggressively addressing their concerns. For example, the application process that consisted of 21 pages of was reduced to only 3. Additionally, if you are a small business with less than 50 workers, the law’s employer shared responsibility policies will not apply to all. Instead, they will be able to gain access to the Small Business Health Options Program that gives them the purchasing power of large businesses. They may be eligible for a tax credit that covers up to half the cost of insurance if they offer quality coverage to their employees. If they have more than 50 workers that already offered full-time workers