One of the most significant current discussion about health care is the introduction of Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) in America. The aims are to improve the quality of health care services and expand the public insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid, so that to reduce the numbers of uninsured. As the government has increased taxes; and fines will be collected if citizens and businesses aren 't purchasing or providing any health insurance, the period of introduction and implementation, the America’s economy has resulted a big change in different aspects, such as the rate of economic growth, unemployment, government expenditure and the society influences, so it brings out the argument on “should the government repeal the act?”. Although
Health care is a basic human right. Everyone thinks it is just the poor or elderly who need healthcare, but it's also the young. Thanks to Obamacare, no one is no longer being opt out of the system.
As for me, I am leaning towards in favor of the policy. What I like about the Affordable Care Act, is the new redesigned website to purchase health care. This website makes it a whole lot easier to navigate and compare insurances, and purchase the best one suited to an individual’s needs. One of the other selling points for me, is now every Texan, and as well as American, will have to buy health insurance thus leaving the taxpayers off the hook. The reason being is that before whenever an uninsured individual wound up at the hospital or doctor’s office, it was the American taxpayer that had to pay for those specific individuals inability to pay for the medical costs.
The Affordable Care Act: The Good, The Bad, and The Confusing Healthcare is important. Without it, people would not have the adequate means to acquire treatment for illness or injury. However, the United States does not have universal health care for everyone, nor is means of gaining healthcare affordable for all. To try to solve this problem, President Obama began working on healthcare reform almost immediately after assuming office in 2009.
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as it is more commonly known, introduced several changes to the U.S. healthcare system. The most significant was the introduction of healthcare insurance for all Americans through an individual mandate. This meant that people who did not have any form of health insurance were required by law to purchase coverage from one of the new exchanges (Blumberg & Holahan, 2019). This gave people more choices and a wider range of healthcare options. The Affordable Care Act also introduced significant changes to how health care is funded in the United States.
A Second Look at the Affordable Care Act David E. Mann, ABA American Military University POLS210 Abstract Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), twenty-eight states have either filed joint or individual lawsuits to strike down the PPACA. This document will examine a few key elements that the President of the United States must take into consideration when reviewing the act and moving forward to either ratify the act, replace the act, or leave the act as it is. Topics that will be presented will include; the current issues being debated, two competing thoughts on how to fix the ACA, an evaluation of the preferred solution, and finally the responsibility of each level of government. Patient
The ACA has been making advances in decreasing the amount of uninsured Americans and trying to minimize the amount of healthcare disparities. With the advances throughout history there is still a long way to
The Affordable Care Act: Bad For Some, Great For Millions For sometime, many US citizens have not had the resources to acquire an adequate health insurance plan. Although faced by many oppositions, the US government has found a solution, The Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, is a US healthcare reform law that focuses mainly on providing more Americans with access to an affordable health insurance. The Affordable Care Act is said to expand the affordability, quality, and availability of private and public health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, subsidies, taxes, insurance exchanges, and other reforms. Signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, hence the nickname “Obamacare”, the
Obama Care also known as the Affordable Care Act signed in by president Barack Obama in 2010, This was to insure that all the Americans will have free access to medical care if they got sick and it would will help reduce the growth of healthcost spending in the country, hence in economic and stability growth among the citizens of America. Right now in the USA the ObamaCare law is a permanent part of the landscape, The USA republicans said that, despite the high court decision upholding various subsidies, the law itself remains the largest and dangerous threat to health care. Although it has its own benefits, Obamacare is increasing costs for hardworking families. Republicans argue that many people have to pay higher costs or see their former policies canceled. Which is leading to poor economy and increasing of debts and deaths within the country.
The Affordable Health Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, is basically just Obama trying to make sure that the whole nation has insurance and if they do not have it by January 1, 2014, they will be penalized with a fine. To make insurance more affordable, many Americans are able to qualify for a subsidy that lowers the cost depending on age and income. Also, “Obamacare” made it impossible for insurers’ to discriminate, or charge higher rates, for anyone who has pre-existing conditions or for a certain gender. Medicare will also be easier to obtain due to requirement of insurance. This law was passed in the U.S. on March 23, 2010 by Congress and President Barack Obama.
According to CNBC, more than half a million people with pre-existing conditions were denied coverage by the four most prominent health insurance companies from 2007 to 2009. As stated by the ASPE U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, about 1 in 2 Americans have pre-existing conditions, and many of them could have been denied health insurance if it were not for Obamacare. Thus, from a long-term aspect, Obamacare will make a huge impact not only by protecting, but also by drastically reducing the costs of health insurance for tens of millions of Americans with pre-existing
ACA prohibits discrimination against anyone with preexisting conditions, dropping coverage if you become sick, and limiting your annual or lifetime benefits. Millions of uninsured will get access to affordable high quality health insurance. In order to get money to insure uninsured, net taxes are placed mostly on high earners and the health care industry. (obamacarefacts) The Affordable Care Act will help to improve the well-being and incomes of Americans by increasing coverage and lowering costs of health insurance, helping the rate of uninsured go down.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there are currently 3 million Americans in the coverage gap; there is a substantial number of Americans the Act does not address. The Affordable Care Act, as with any major legislative action, has its advocates and viewpoints. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act point out that the Act allowed Americans, who would not be able to afford health insurance without federal assistance, to purchase affordable health insurance. Through coercion, the Act has decreased the number of uninsured; nonetheless, a minority of Americans have benefitted from federal subsidies whilst the vast majority of Americans have endured a great deal of suffering. Another alleged consequence of the Affordable Care Act is the improved quality of care-- a major fallacy.
The affordable care act should stay in effect because even though it may cost more, it regulates private insurance to get more rights and protection for each person. The Affordable Care Act's purpose was to help give access to affordable health coverage to those who are uninsured. Back in 2009, President Barack Obama said," So let there be no doubt: Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not
The Affordable Care Act, (ACA) often referred to as Obamacare, was signed into law March 23rd, 2010 and has quickly become a nightmare to millions of citizens nationwide. While there were fortunate people who benefited from the heavily subsidized and affordable healthcare that was not readily available before ACA was passed, many more people found that their once affordable healthcare was no longer an option due to new ACA requirements (how so?). ACA was designed to extend insurance benefits to roughly 30 million uninsured Americans. The Obama administration aimed to extend Medicaid and provide federal subsidies so lower and middle-class Americans could afford to buy private insurance. This act alone forced millions of Americans out of their