Research Paper September 27‚ 2013 BA 206 Fall A1 – Microeconomics 1.1. Summarize and discuss the proposed benefits under the PPACA (i.e. “Obamacare”). How will the federal government pay for any health insurance subsidies under the PPACA? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides essential health benefits for people seeking health care treatments and or services based on each state. According to Giddings and Waidmann (2012)‚ the health insurance issuer must automatically
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is one of the most substantial reforms in Medicare since 1965. This is now considered the law of the land according to Douglas Holtz-Eaton. The PPACA portrays a “coverage first” strategy. “Sadly‚ a review a of the state’s experience bodes poorly for the future of national reform.” (Point/Counterpoint 177) There are two major driving factors in which could propose a threat for this reform. The first factor is it costs too much. Many decades
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I. Overview The purpose of this paper is to present a brief overview and timeline of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and to discuss its potential impact on healthcare access‚ costs and quality‚ and insurance companies. . II. Healthcare Reform Timeline The PPACA includes comprehensive reforms that will take place over the next four years. It is intended to hold insurance companies more accountable‚ protect
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Is it Beneficial or Detrimental to Human Capital Managers Touro College Graduate School of Business Critics would suggest that the prevention will only help to remedy problems that the healthcare systems are presently facing; in particular‚ the enormous costs and a population in poor health. Without a doubt “President Barack Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama have both expressed the belief that a focus on prevention will afford
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U.S. Health Reform: Governmentʼs Role Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Health Economics and Policy- HSM 544-61599 DeVry University- Keller Graduate School of Management Case Study 2 Professor Alan Fowler December 3‚ 2012 Respectfully Submitted by Wanda H. Jones INTRODUCTION The quality and cost problems of the U.S. health care system are not going away. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) proclaims that the system is in need of “fundamental change” and
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enacted by the Obama administration is what this country needs right now. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does not go far enough to fix the underlying issues within this broken system. It is simply a bandage on an open wound. The fundamental problem with the American healthcare system is the profit driven privatized health insurance companies. The PPACA fails miserably to reign in these unregulated privatized healthcare systems. The law doesn’t have a Public Option‚ a means
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The Impacts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 I. Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by President Barack Obama. Along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA)‚ it represents the momentous transformation of the U.S. health care system. Its main goal is to decrease the amount of uninsured citizens as well as to reduce the overall costs
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Act (PPACA)‚ the U.S. health care reform legislation. The primary objective of the PPACA act is to “provide quality affordable health care for Americans” (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid). Furthermore‚ the PPACA has the potential to “improve the role of public programs‚ improve the quality and efficiency of health care‚ and prevent chronic disease and improve public health” (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid). It has been said that since the passage of Medicare in the year of 1965‚ the PPACA is “considered
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focuses on guidance released and changes to the rules for group health plans as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is commonly called Obamacare or the federal health care law‚ which is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. PPACA is aimed primarily at decreasing the number of uninsured Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care. It provides a number of
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Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) put the consumer back in control of their health care. Under the law‚ the new Patient Bill of Rights gives the American people the stability and flexibility to make informed choices about their health care. The key features of the PPACA result in Coverage‚ Cost and Care. The PPACA ends pre-existing conditions exclusions‚ keeps young adults covered‚ and ends arbitrary withdrawal of health insurance coverage. The PPACA ends lifetime limits on coverage‚ reviews
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