legislation of the Affordable Care Act and how it would impact the citizens of the United States, not a lot of thought is given to the medical state of the inmates incarcerated in North America. According to the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment should not be inflicted upon inmates (U.S. Const. amend.VIII). Not issuing the proper medication to a pain stricken cancer patient or prenatal vitamins to an expectant mother can be looked at as cruel and unusual punishment. This paper aims to determine
be obtained through government programs. As of 2010, with the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many more citizens were able to receive health insurance (Rosenbaum, 2011). Furthermore, this began the healthcare reform as it is today. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act or ACA, enables citizens to have affordable health insurance coverage through several legislative provisions (Rosenbaum, 2011). It is through these
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a very controversial topic that I never quite understood until I got to read the supplemental chapter untitled “The Affordable Care Act: A Brief History, Assessment, and Future Challenges.” Throughout this paper, I will be answering five questions about the ACA. The first question has to do with listing and explaining three demographics that contributed to disparities in health insurance coverage prior to the ACA. There were many demographics that contributed to disparities
On March 23, 2010, the Affordable care act also known as “obamacare” was signed into law by president Barrack Obama. Only gay marriage legislations and gun laws have elicited more public response than the affordable care act. Both opponents and proponents have presented constructive arguments of the perceived failures and strengths of the act. Owing to the intense debate surrounding the act, very few people understand that the act only came into full implementation in 2014. The raving reviews
question I am going to try to answer with my research paper; what is Obamacare, and what does it do? First off, Obamacare isn’t really the name of the law that was passed in Congress. It is officially titled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010(About). So what does the Affordable Care Act, which I will also refer to as the ACA, really do? There are several main components of the Affordable Care Act, as can be seen in this diagram. The biggest
Healthcare Topic Research For this assignment, we were required to choose a topic that addresses the issues relevant to our discipline (i.e. public health, health care administration, or health informatics). I elected to focus my paper on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and whether the implementation of this bill has helped combat the rising price of pharmaceutical drugs. This paper will also investigate the history of the ACA, the result that this law has made within the health care industry, as well
debates, the Affordable Care Act 's main purpose is to provide access to affordable and comprehensive health coverage to millions uninsured Americans who do not have coverage or adequate coverage, those who would be denied coverage under the previous insurance practice either base on pre-existing condition, gender or age, while controlling the cost of health care. (New York Time, October 26, 2014) The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the Affordable Care Act, examine the
Introduction This paper establishes a keen research on the Affordable Care Act and seeks to provide a nice knowledge information and summary. There is a wide base of research on the act and also of the nine titles of the act. The reader is also able to understand how the Act relates to health professionals in America. A description of Affordable Care Act The US healthcare team of professionals keeps on looking for ways of improving health services offered to citizens. In 1965, the Medicaid and
allotted. By initiating the Affordable Care Act, the government is attempting to realign the balance between the insurance companies and Medicare, and to provide millions of uninsured Americans the opportunity to have medical insurance (King, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Affordable Care Act, and how it affects my personal nursing practice. Introduction of the Affordable Care Act On March 23, 2010, President Barak Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into affect in order
The Affordable Care Act promotes Medicaid expansion. Medicaid expansion is needed in North Carolina to insure the disabled and those that live below the poverty level receive adequate healthcare coverage. The resistance of North Carolina legislature in the promotion of Medicaid reform has retarded Medicaid expansion to its uninsured residents. The cooperation of the North Carolina legislature and its support of the Affordable Care Act is necessary for successful Medicaid reform. This paper reviews