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Argumentative Essay On Obama Care

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For the past several months, the news feeds have been full of stories on Obamacare, more accurately described as The Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act is the largest mandated healthcare change in the United States since Medicare and Medicaid began in 1965 (Mayer, 2013). It was signed into Law in 2010 designed to give all Americans access to healthcare. Whether you are for or against The Affordable Care Act one thing is above dispute, it has caused a Nationwide uproar. Now that we are in a new Presidential era, steps are being taken to “Repeal and Replace” Obamacare. I have been a healthcare provider for more than 30 years. When I started in healthcare, Physicians ruled the hospitals, many hospital administrators were physicians. Then, after the addition of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG’s), in the 1980’s, everything began to change. I was a Respiratory Therapist working in a rehab setting when The Prospective Payment system eliminated my job. I owned a Home Medical Equipment (HME) business from 2001-2007. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 placed a cap on oxygen, which was a lifetime rental until that time. …show more content…

The period of time from 1850-1900 the focus was on epidemics resulting from conditions of food, water, housing and conditions of life (Williams & Torrens, 2008). The next major changes to healthcare in America was from 1900 to World War II the focus was on acute events, infections that affected the individual and not the group, as well as, the beginning of organized trauma care. Chronic diseases were the primary focus from World War II to 1980 focusing on diseases such as heart disease, cancer and stroke. 1980 to the present chronic diseases are still a focus with the addition of Behavioral disorders, as well as, prevention. Attention is paid to environmental hazards and working conditions. There are other factors not mention here, such as, patient education and response to terrorist

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