Carly Downing 9/30/13 Description Paper “The Eye of the Storm” Rays of sun gleamed upon the bronzed skin of my family while splashing clear green water of the Tennessee River. It was my parents‚ grandfather‚ two sisters‚ niece‚ and my brother in law. Exhaustion quickly crept among us after a day filled with intense activities such as; skiing‚ competitive volleyball‚ and long boat rides on the fragile‚ slow moving pontoon. We then prepared ourselves for the boat ride home which would soon
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The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of the Affordable Care Act and Florida Blue. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23rd‚ 2010. The Act is a daring attempt by President Barack Obama to reform the healthcare system in the United States. The new healthcare reform act is historical because of its scope and size. Opponents to the healthcare act state it is an attempt to increase the size and power of the federal government and
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“Should Congress and the President Compromise over the Affordable Healthcare Act?” When it comes to the health care system‚ most people agree that America is ready for a change. A system that delivers accessible‚ high quality care‚ is what we need. We can’t achieve this goal with government policies that attack the root of our current health care system. The Obama administration and members of congress are pushing to set up a government run health care system. The government system is operating in competition
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| HEALTH BRIEF | Effective Community Mental Health Care in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | | Guadalupe Bernardez-Hicks | 1/20/2011 | | HEALTH BRIEF Effective Community Mental Health Care in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act By Guadalupe Bernardez-Hicks INTRODUCTION: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA)‚ includes expansion of mental health services available
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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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Historical Misrepresentation of the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare is a statute signed into a law by President Barack Obama on March‚ 23 2010. This act is a part of a health care reform which among other things will change and regulate requirements for employers group insurance plans as well as private health plans and public health programs. Ever since ACA was introduced it has been
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Affordable health care should be available and affordable for everyone in the United States‚ because not everyone has money to pay out of pocket subscription. That’s why it’s called “affordable” health care. This makes it fair for everyone in the country and not just the ones that have money‚ but then again not everyone has the money to pay for healthcare‚ and not everyone has the money to pay for things out of pocket like that so that’s why the government should come up with the agency for people
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Notwithstanding sweeping changes in the area of preexisting conditions under the new Health Care Reform Act of 2010‚ should individuals with preexisting conditions be able to purchase health insurance at the same cost as those without such conditions? Why or why not? I believe everyone including people with preexisting conditions should pay the same amount for insurance. Insurance coverage are there for the patients’ needs and people who need to be seen by a doctor more often are those with a pre-existing
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An optimistic comparison of British National Healthcare and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act During the past 5 years we have heard a great deal of rhetoric regarding socialism and healthcare as a result of the passing of the Affordable Care Act‚ particularly in how ACA compares to socialized medicine in England and the UK. The concerns of the people regarding socialism are important as our country is founded on capitalist principals‚ and to change those principals requires
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In the United States there are nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants that are denied affordable access to healthcare (Rosen‚ 2012). In 2010 President Barack Obama signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with the intention to expand economical healthcare to the millions of uninsured residents across the United States. However‚ this law excludes undocumented immigrants from receiving health insurance from the Marketplace‚ Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance
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