Affordable Health Care Act By Cecily Blakely Macroeconomics Mr. Mirijanian March 1st‚ 2014 Affordable Health Care Act Purpose Statement Health care reform has been a budding issue within the United States this past year‚ and problems continue to surface. At the beginning of this process‚ Americans wanted the government to ensure that all citizens would be able to have affordable and good health care‚ no matter what their financial situation. The price for health care was increasing at
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ was enacted in 2010. It is an act currently in progress‚ that opens doors to many ethical issues and dilemmas. The act is designed to take effect in stages over a set of years. There are many provisions of this act‚ but the basic provisions are that health insurance providers will no longer be able to deny coverage to individuals with current or prior health issues and each policy provided by health
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Federal Health Care Federal health care is one of the biggest social and economic problems Americans face today. Due to the rising cost of medical care and health insurance‚ many Americans are either uninsured or do not have adequate coverage. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ commonly known as Obama Care‚ is part of a decade-long effort to reform the nation’s health care system and ensure that more Americans have adequate and affordable health care coverage (Salem Press Encyclopedia
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policies of affordable health care act affect many different populations in various ways. Making the health coverage mandatory to everyone was the biggest change that everyone had to face. Many individuals were not happy because they were required to have health coverage‚ and some of the US population felt that their freedom of choice was violated by this act. However‚ the group that benefited the most was the individuals with pre-existing conditions. Prior to affordable health care act the health
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The Affordable Care Act was signed into a law on March 23‚ 2010‚ by President Barack Obama. The United States‚ after long years of demanding Ever since the enactment of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965‚ this law is considered the most important administrative system of the United States health care system. This law was planned to help avoid terrible health care costs to the people who did not provide health insurance for themselves. The terrible health care costs can destroy the credit scores of the
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Obama Care: Comparison of the Pros and Cons to the Populace ASN 280: Meyash 11/08/2013 Obama Care: Comparison of the Pros and Cons to the Populace Obama Care‚ AKA the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010‚ reforms the health insurance industry and the American health care system as a whole. To the layman the information included in the over a thousand pages of legislature is very hard to decipher. I found myself searching for Obama care
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ObamaCare Pros ObamaCare Cons Tens of millions of uninsured will get access to affordable quality health insurance through the marketplace. In order to get the money to help insure tens of millions there are new taxes‚ mostly on high-earners. The taxes that may affect you directly are the individual mandate and employer mandate. Over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance using their State ’s Health Insurance Marketplace The individual mandate says you have
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The Obama Care-A Universal Plan Not for Everyone. As many U.S. residents already know‚ being prepared for the unexpected is a trait attributed to success‚ especially when it comes to our family’s health. One typical suggestion when it comes to “making ends meet” in household matters is saving enough money in a family safety net to ensure solvency and to mitigate the high cost of paying for routine medical care or unexpected health issues. However‚ that is impossible for most people due to the huge
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health care. With the number of diseases spreading‚ one can never know if they’re the next one to get sick. The Affordable Care Act or Obama Care provides people to maintain their health. Even though Obama Care has some negative issues regarding what it stands for‚ it’s also very beneficial. Having universal health care for all citizens in the United States would be advantageous; consequently‚ repealing this act would put numerous Americans at a disadvantage. The Affordable Care Act or Obama Care
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The Affordable car act also known as Obama Care‚ had its difficulties launching‚ and has face some major battles on the way. After Obama signed the Affordable care act on March 23‚ 2010‚ the pressure pushed to repeal the act increased over the years. Since Obama’s election into the White House in 2010‚ the Affordable Care Act was passed due to the powers possessed by democrats over the House and the Senate. The democrats faced backlash from the republicans because of their control. After the republicans
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