Debating Obamacare

“Obamacare”, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), was a law developed to help provide affordable, quality healthcare insurance to everyone and reduce spending on healthcare by the general public (ObamacareFacts, n.d., (5)). Healthcare costs and coverage has been an ongoing struggle in the United States. It came with many new sub-laws affecting healthcare insurance providers and consumers, as well as new benefits to affect current and future healthcare insurances. Obamacare is currently still in effect.

The Obama Presidency is known for many things: two wars, economy crashes, government shutdowns and, yes, the infamous Obamacare. Throughout the last six years, President Obama’s agenda was set towards passing a major healthcare reform bill: The Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA), more commonly known as Obamacare. Passed on March 23, 2010 under considerable opposition, ACA is widely considered to be the landmark achievement of Obama’s presidency, and his hopeful legacy for historians long afterward. The law has since survived multiple challenges regarding its legality, but its impact on the intended (original) goal of reducing medical costs is still unclear. Affordable healthcare for all

Obamacare is an extremely controversial topic amount American people. What was originally supposed to help the uninsured receive insurance has turned out to be anything but that. Obamacare is one of the most unproductive investments that Obama and his administration team have unveiled. The time and effort they spent on Obamacare could have been spent coming up with a valid and cost effective way for uninsured Americans to obtain health coverage. Obamacare has caused many Americans to remain uninsured, and many have lost their existing coverage due to the new Affordable Healthcare Act. A solution to the problem is to let Americans choose the insurance they want and allow the government to crack down on insurance companies, not dictate what Americans can and cannot do.

For almost seventy five years the Democratic presidents tried to create a nationwide insurance system. Although many of these attempts were unsuccessful the party and its presidents still pushed on. When Democratic President Barack Obama signed the bill into law in March of 2010 he stated “the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare”. The Act had many obstacles most notably in June of 2012 when the Supreme Court upheld most of the health care law. The bill came with a large amount of criticism mostly from the National Federation of Independent Business brought the issue of mandating individuals to have insurance or pay a penalty, as well as the expansion of the broken beyond repair Medicaid.

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.

Since the early days of our nation, our founding fathers wanted change. At the peak of his campaign, Barack Obama promised the change the country had been longing for. He promised health care reform and new benefits, something that had been tried to achieve by numerous presidents after the signing of the New Deal by President Roosevelt. Obama promised change but not the type he wanted. His change came under the name of the Affordable Care Act, a bill that was filled with empty promises. The Affordable Care Act nicknamed “ObamaCare” was supposed to benefit all but instead of helping our nation's citizens, it burdened them. It burdened them with higher taxes, less hours of work, and higher costs for “affordable”

The Obama affordable health care politics has caused many fights among different groups who don’t seem to share and to agree on the politic behind the ACA. The purpose of this reading has mainly been to point out the reasons of the disagreement toward the ACA.

Before the ACA was enacted in 2010, many Americans were uninsured or underinsured. Health insurance was hard to obtain due to the high prices and lack of accessibility. Being able to have access to care is important because it protects citizens from health crisis, which can lead to poverty. The mandate included many elements that reshaped healthcare to be more affordable, while still offering quality care. For instances, the ACA allows people with pre-existing conditions to obtain health insurance and most importantly, 80% of the profits made by insurance companies from premiums must be spent on healthcare (Kaiser Foundation 3). The ACA is effective because it will protect American citizens from financial burden, increase access to care and

There needs to be an urgent reform of the Obama affordable health care act. The Obama health care act perhaps was an attempt to solve the solution of the American health care crisis. Obama care has created another crisis. Even those with health care coverage can not afford the out of pocket expenses. Emergency rooms are not adequately prepared for the increase in the volume of patients. Health care workers are becoming overloaded and elevated stress levels. There must be a cap on all health care cost for medical treatment. The middleman needs to be cut out. Middleman includes county clinics (on government funding who take advantage) , medical referral services, pharmaceutical company 's, and the health insurance company 's.

The article entitled "Health Care Reform and the Supreme Court (Affordable Care Act)," is a summary article on the three days of arguments made before the Supreme Court of the United States on the new Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "Obamacare." As the article states, this case could very well be the one case that both President Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts are most remembered for.

Obama Care is a controversial issue, it is a health care policy, most people in the U.S disagree with the fact that they are forced to pay an insurance they may, or may not need. Obama Care should be an option to help others who do want insurance and can’t afford it to give them a boost letting them choose a more economic insurance, there should not be a penalty for this who do not want to purchase insurance. The United States is a world where you can choose what people want to be. The government is breaking into our lives forcing Americans to purchase insurance. Americans should not be forced to purchase something they do not wish, it should be freedom of choice and liberty to do with your money and life what you wish.

The arguments for/against ObamaCare health care are extensive. This giant law has so many parts that the average American does not even know what is really in this bill. The main supporters argue the bill is constitutional. They believe it is constitutional on three different "powers" of congress under commerce/interstate activity, the necessary and proper clause and the taxing and general welfare clause.

Position on Topic: Obamacare is one of the most highly argued topics in today’s economics and politics alike. Many people believe that its goal of universal healthcare is a good thing and that healthcare should be a right as a U.S citizen. Others believe that Obamacare is a disaster causing people to pay more unnecessary taxes in order to compensate for people who are unable to pay for healthcare due to poverty status and is economically unfavorable. There are also people who believe it should be kept but many changes need to be made in order to make it effective. Considering both arguments, I believe Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with a new healthcare policy.

After one of the most grueling presidential races in American history, the populous candidate Donald Trump has been elected by the American people as our next president. While campaigning, one of the first things that Trump vowed to accomplish in office was to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (donaldjtrump.com). Trump should have no trouble doing this with the support of both the Republican senate and the Republican House. The consequences of what exactly will be done is a constantly argued topic and the phrase “repeal and replace Obamacare” has become a sort of buzzword in the media.

Obamacare may be one of the most debatable topics at the moment ever since 2010. For those who are still confused on what Obamacare is and how it works is understandable and common amongst Americans. Obamacare is also known as the Affordable Care Act. It can be summed up as a law that ensures every American has access to health insurance that is affordable and within their budget. This is done by offering people discounts on government-sponsored health insurance plans, and by expanding the Medicaid assistance program so they include more people who can’t afford health care. In order for someone to qualify for Obamacare they must have an insurance plan that covers at least ten essential services that pertain