The Affordable Care Act‚ Helping or Hurting? Merriam-Webster’s definition of socialism is “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods”. The Affordable Care act permits the U.S. Government to strictly regulate the health care system‚ almost to the point of eventual monopolization. The act is also known as “Obamacare”‚ even though it is a program Democrats have sought to pass
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An essay on the Affordable Care Act The author wished to remain anonymous. The Affordable Care Blunder Abstract The new healthcare bill in the United States‚ called the Affordable Care Act‚ has changed American healthcare for the worse. There are three main groups besides politicians and the public who are most affected by this bill. There are associations like the American Medical Association who are concerned with the wide ranging global and national effects of the bill. There are individual
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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 The answer is not simple regarding whether the ACA should be replaced or repealed.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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The federal statute known as the Affordable Care Act‚ has been touted as a positive development towards healthcare in the United States. However‚ there are many downsides to the passing of this act. One of the most glaring disadvantages to this act is the cost associated with it. Also‚ implementation of it is widely contingent upon the successes of the plan in the various states and communities. In other words‚ it will be an experiment. Even among proponents of this legislation‚ there is great uncertainty
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(“The Affordable Care‚ n.d.”‚ p. 1). As a result‚ seniors received no additional money to cover the cost of prescription drugs. The Affordable Care Act will provide additional discounts for seniors on Medicare to defray the cost of prescription medications and will close the gap by 2020 (“The Affordable Care‚ n.d.”). Also‚ all 741‚000 seniors in Maryland will receive free preventative services which include wellness exams and preventative screening for cancer at no cost (“The Affordable Care‚ n
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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 Affordable Care Act General Education Capstone GEN 499 Vicki Hill July 2‚ 2013 The topic of the Affordable Health Care Act has been in great debate for many years. On March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law‚ putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. The law allows all Americans to make health insurance choices that work
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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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Affordable Health Care Act Name of Professor Institution Affiliation Affordable Health Care Act According to the journal ‘The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing’ Sorrell attempts to ascertain how legislature‚ individual and communities struggle to enact health care reforms that are upheld constitutionally in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The health care act was first enacted in 2010. The Affordable Care Act outlines important ethical reforms of justice that provide
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