The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ commonly called the Affordable Care Act or colloquially Obamacare‚ is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act amendment‚ it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The ACA was enacted to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance
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The Affordable Care Act withstood many trials on its way toward becoming reality‚ from epic congressional battles‚ to a pivotal Supreme Court ruling‚ to — finally — yesterday’s Presidential election. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Obama’s reelection means his health-care reform act has dodged its last bullet‚ and the age of universal mandates‚ penalty taxes and tax credits will almost certainly go into effect‚ although probably not exactly as scheduled on Jan. 1‚ 2014. What do you need to
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Student Discussion Questions: 1. What countries provide some form of free‚ universal health care for their citizens? 2. A medical professional who supports universal health care outlined a History of Universal Health Care Efforts in the U.S. She listed some American beliefs‚ values and political ideas that help explain why the United States does not provide government-run‚ free universal healthcare‚ the way that many other countries do. These beliefs‚ values and ideas include: interest-group
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The current issue that the government will have to face is what to do with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) given the recent presidential election outcome. The answer is not simple regarding whether the ACA should be replaced or repealed. The new president and congress will also have to focus on the costs of health care‚ driven by new drugs and treatments‚ an aging population‚ and how to preserve the Medicare program‚ whose current funding cannot be forever sustained. The ACA created subsidies and increased
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In 2013 the states were given the opportunity to expand on Medicaid under the affordable care act. With this expansion the government would pay a 100 percent for the first three years and reduce down to 90 percent over ten years. Many of the southern states chose not to expand and went on to search for private insurance companies to help cover the cost they would be losing in the future years. These states include Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Missouri‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Louisiana‚ Oklahoma‚ and
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If you’re confused about Obamacare‚ you’re not alone. Over the past several years‚ every survey on the subject has revealed that Americans consistently fail to correctly identify the provisions that are actually in the Affordable Care Act. In April‚ a poll found that 40 percent of Americans weren’t sure about whether Obamacare was still law at all. Administration officials are racing against the clock to reverse those incorrect public perceptions‚ ramping up their outreach efforts before the health
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controversial topic for many years. Most people tend to think‚ assuming they live in the United States‚ that all citizens should have some form of access to health care. But in reality‚ many people are unable to afford health insurance so they end up going without health care because that in itself is also expensive. Even when the Affordable Care Act was put into place‚ people were still facing the lack of coverage due to the high cost of insurance‚ absence of employment providing health insurance‚ and people
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Article or Case Law Search Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) We have all heard about Obama Care. What is Obama Care? Obama Care also known as the Affordable care Act is a nationwide health care plan that is aimed primarily to alter the American health. Obamacare primary focus is to regulate the health insurance industry create a reduction in the USA government spending on the healthcare. Does that mean all people of the United States be able to afford this health care insurance? The following paper will
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Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a Community-Based Care Transitions
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The Obama care Health Insurance is one of the most controversial‚ and horrific idea for the United States economy. The Affordable Care Act‚ implemented by former President Barack Obama‚ has put millions of people in debt and millions people in the United States are at risk of bankruptcy. The government forces people to have health insurance even if they do not want it. Young adults are also forced to heave health insurance‚ even though they might not need it because of their healthy lifestyle. Some
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