Healthcare is very important: It gives you insurance for accidents, injuries, births and deaths. It could help a person pay for their elderly relative getting sick; for a new driver getting into a car accident; or a new baby entering the world. Healthcare is a topic that is usually overlooked, especially by millennials; which is one of the reasons I chose this topic. With the topic of healthcare constantly popping up left and right (and changing) over the past few months, it’s very important now more than ever to stay educated about the constant healthcare bill changes, and definitely if you are old enough and have enough money to legally own and pay for healthcare. And though, ironically, my family doesn't own any of the following types of …show more content…
Since January 2011, when Republicans got control in the house, they have tried over fifty-four times to repeal, replace, or adjust the law. Ironically, though, this healthcare plan started as a Republican …show more content…
The ACA law had some very helpful things included in it, such as how Obamacare accepts everyone, pre-existing condition or not. Obamacare allows children to be included in their parents health insurance until they turn 26, and because of this over 5 million young people now are covered by health insurance. Obamacare has also helped the country out of the health care rut it seems that it's always been in - as of late 2013, only 12.3% of Americans were uninsured, out of over a total 315 million people. If it were to be repealed, over 32 million people would be without healthcare by 2026, a recent study shows. That could possibly mean thousands of preventable illnesses contracted, more contagious diseases spread, more work hours lost, and hundreds more
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 's (PPACA) “individual mandate” is constitutional under Congress ' taxation power. After many months of debate and countless modifications, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was passed by a democratically controlled House and Senate. On March 23, 2010, the President signed the comprehensive reform into law and dozens of lawsuits were filed across the Country contesting the bill’s constitutionality. As of this writing, five lawsuits have been decided by the district courts – three have found the bill to be constitutional; in one lawsuit the judge ruled most of the bill constitutional but found the “individual insurance” mandate in violation of the Commerce Clause; in the last and largest of the suits to be decided the judge found the entire bill to be unconstitutional.
Each of the 39 voting Senate Republicans rejected this bill. The House also presents the same pattern. Again, all the House Republicans (178) voted no, joined by 34 House Democrats. The other 219 House Democrats voted yes, carrying the bill (Civic Impulse, 2017). It was then signed into law by President Obama on March 23,
The author provides an extensive amount of information for the reader to form an educated opinion on the Obamacare, however, the information is biased. The reader is influenced by what the author is saying, and is not able to form his or her own opinion on the matter. The author discusses one point of view on the topic to explain and dispute, and he or she refrains from providing information about the other point of view. As a result, this article is not able to be used as an educational resource, but as a resource for a compare and contrast essay or a persuasive paper.
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
Public Administration- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly White House Issue On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Health 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 (whitehouse.gov). Some important facts about the Affordable Health Care Act are: Consumer Rights and Protections, More Affordable Coverage, Better Access to Care, and etc. This law helps citizens by bringing down health care costs and making sure your health care dollars are spent wisely.
Positive impact because this law gave many people with pre-existing health conditions the opportunity to get health coverage to manage their conditions without the worry of been denied and parents were able to keep their children on their health insurance plans up to age 26. Negative impact because if you remained without insurance, you were "fined" at the end of the year. Some procedures and/or prescriptions were still found to not be covered by certain insurances, eventually leaving people to come out of pocket if they could afford to. Healthcare costs continue to rise, access to care is still limited for some, and safety is an ongoing concern. (CCN,
Thousands of people were receiving medical service thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which also helped those with an existing condition. The act made sure that no one was denied medical care because of any existing history. Weather it was cancer, heart diseases or diabetes, no insurance company could discriminate against them. This act saved the lives of many people who would have not been able to have an insurance before. Young adults also beneficiated from the Affordable Care Act, it allowed them to stay in their parents insurance until they were twenty six years old.
We face the uncertainty of the government making more changes to the healthcare industry and the insurance marketplace. If patients can’t afford healthcare, they will forgo the insurance premiums to help save some money. Obamacare has changed that way of thinking. Patients are now fined or penalized for not having insurance, but the insurance that is available is too costly for anyone to afford. Patients just have to pray they don’t get sick and need insurance.
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , into law. This law establishes a new direction for the U.S. healthcare system that focuses on preventive and primary care. It provides health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured people and attempts to address areas of the current healthcare system where reform is needed so that patient needs for healthcare are met in an safe and improved outcome.
SUPPORT: There has been an astronomical rise in concern about high health care costs among people and members of congress. There is an increased awareness that despite the higher costs, health care system is not producing the better outcomes. And as member of the political system, we do not want health care spending to affect other economic indicators. CONCLUSION:
With the Senate passing the ACA, the House was growing worrisome by day to pass it (Jacobs, 2010). House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave a speech at a conference proclaiming, “We have to pass the (healthcare) bill so we can find out what is in it. ”(Gruber, 2011) On March 21, 2010,
Introduction Over the years the American Health Care reform issue has created much controversy amongst the American people. Since the passage of the Medicaid and Medicare Act of 1965 which at the time provided certain people such as the elderly, disable and low income families’ health insurance coverage. During the Presidential years of Truman, Nixon and Bill Clinton they each presented a new health care proposal but never got enacted. This was due through failed initiatives since it was important to get support from interest groups and political parties.
Healthcare is something everyone needs and should be able to get, but right now that is not happening. In America there are millions of people who don’t have healthcare insurance. This is because some can’t afford the insurance plan. There are also millions more who have health insurance, but can’t afford using it. This means that they are paying for an insurance plan, but the deductibles are so high they can’t afford to go to the doctor.
When ObamaCare was passed, Americans were assured that it would provide insurance for 32 million people who did not have any coverage. Four years later, ObamaCare has covered far fewer new people, between 10% and 20% of what was promised, and about half of those were through an expansion of Medicaid—a burden that will eventually bankrupt the states—rather than through ObamaCare’s insurance exchanges. Most of the people buying insurance through the exchanges are those who were kicked out of their previous health insurance plans by new regulations. It turns out that if we liked our health insurance, Americans could not keep it. For some, this will be bad.
1. Have you or any of your family members migrated to another state based on pull or push factors? My family migrated from a small West Indian Island to America because the opportunity to have a more productive and prosperous life was more attainable in the United States than on my island. There were many other factors such as having my school environment and how it would prepare me for the rigors of the word.