Healthcare Utlization
Health Care Utilization Paper DAVINA FITZGERALD June 1, 2014 HSC 235/HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE U.S DR. ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH, DHSC.PA-C
Health Care Utilization Paper The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act one of the most controversial pieces legislation of the last 50 years was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Affordable Care Act was designed to put control of health care back into the hands of individuals, families, and small business owners. This paper will discuss the ways health care reform has expanded access to care; how these reforms will influenced the utilization of health care; this paper will explain the difference between these reforms and universal health care: and my personal experience these reforms and what are the positive of my experience with health care expansion.
Ways the recent health care reform measures expand access to care. One way the Affordable Care Act will expand coverage is by allowing those with pre-existing health conditions to get health care insurance. Before this law it was almost impossible for people with these pre-existing health conditions to get affordable health care coverage. According to “Aspe.hhs.gov”(2012 “starting in 2012 Americans cannot be denied coverage, be charged significantly higher premiums, be subjected to an extended waiting period, or have their benefits curtailed by insurance companies because of some type of pre-existing health condition.” Without the protection of the affordable
Health Care Utilization Paper The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act one of the most controversial pieces legislation of the last 50 years was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Affordable Care Act was designed to put control of health care back into the hands of individuals, families, and small business owners. This paper will discuss the ways health care reform has expanded access to care; how these reforms will influenced the utilization of health care; this paper will explain the difference between these reforms and universal health care: and my personal experience these reforms and what are the positive of my experience with health care expansion.
Ways the recent health care reform measures expand access to care. One way the Affordable Care Act will expand coverage is by allowing those with pre-existing health conditions to get health care insurance. Before this law it was almost impossible for people with these pre-existing health conditions to get affordable health care coverage. According to “Aspe.hhs.gov”(2012 “starting in 2012 Americans cannot be denied coverage, be charged significantly higher premiums, be subjected to an extended waiting period, or have their benefits curtailed by insurance companies because of some type of pre-existing health condition.” Without the protection of the affordable
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