Healthcare Reform Goals

The main goals of U.S. Healthcare Reform (Affordable Care Act) are providing universal healthcare access to uninsured and underinsured, controlling/minimizing the escalating costs of healthcare and improving the quality of healthcare. In terms of access, around 47 million Americans are uninsured. In terms of cost, healthcare cost represents more than 17% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) which is still growing rapidly over time. In terms of quality, despite of new technologies, new treatments and new drugs, there is a lot of discrepancy in healthcare based on certain factors such as in which region you reside, how much you earn, etc. Fundamentally, healthcare reform affects all Americans whether working or unemployed, young or elderly,