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Pros And Cons Of The Affordable Health Care Act

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Introduction:
Affordable health care, which is what everyone wants. In the documentary “Sick around the World” the host T.R. Reid travels to several countries to learn about their unique healthcare systems and how they work. Now in the United States we have the Affordable Health Care Act or what some people call the Obamacare which was passed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. (HHS). Since then it has been shrouded in controversy and debate among the American public and within members of our government system. Why such controversy? What is so wrong with everyone have health insurance that can be affordable? I believe the controversy lies within the fact that the federal government is requiring that every citizen of the United …show more content…

That right there is a plus, because there are many children in the United States with congenital defects that before this act would be denied or have limited access to insurance benefits because of their condition. The act also allows a person to stay on their parent’s health insurance until they are twenty-six (HHS). For a lot of people who are just graduating from high school, going to college, and just starting out on their own this is a huge benefit. I personally like this benefit right here because I cannot maintain a full time position with going to nursing school full time so I work PRN or as needed picking up as many hours as I can. Health insurance and benefits are only offered to full-time and certain scaled part-time employees. Other features of the act is that you can see whatever physician that you chose, that you can seek any medical emergency care at any hospital, you cannot be dropped from insurance if you make a mistake, any premium increases must be justified by the insurance company before they raise it, you have the right to appeal any decisions, and you are eligible for preventive care that costs little to nothing …show more content…

It is a law that is still under debate to this day because of religious/moral rights, costs, etc. However because of this law many Americans have health insurance now and are able to seek treatment and services that they had no access to

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