I decided to review different media genres on Obamacare. I know many people disagree with the act because it brings rates up, but many need it to get the help they need. For this essay, I reviewed a YouTube video posted by a famous author, a random blog post I came across and a scholarly article off of the Uvu library website. In the video, Is Obama's health care working, the Affordable Healthcare act 5 years later, The person stating his opinion is John Greene. He posted this video on his channel, blog brothers, on March 24, 2015. John explains why Obamacare was created and its purpose. He then continues by giving some statistics and comparing us to other countries with similar health care acts. All of his evidence can be found in links …show more content…
He continues with evidence to back it up. He says that the Republicans have already tried to repeal the act and failed that By voting for Republicans it will do nothing to repeal the act. Later in the post, he gives the statement that because of a few locks in the act itself it's nearly impossible to change the act without consequences. He finishes by saying there are other ways other than health insurance to help people. He does not list examples. For the usage of his media, he may have decided to write this as a blog post because he can always go back and edit his words. It also is a very easy to post media, he just needs to type and post. He can also hide his face from the people who disagree. However, for someone just reading this for information on Obamacare, It's a fact opinion article which is what blogs tend to be. If someone were to read this they would only get opinions and bias evidence that could change daily. On top of that, it doesn't exactly explain Obamacare and it effects so it may leave the reader confused. In the scholarly article, The many consequences of repealing Obamacare, by Merrill Goozner. They explain and go into depth on what Obamacare is, how it affects the government and people and how it affects different parts of society. She/he claims that if we repeal the Obamacare act not only will many Americans not have access to healthcare, but that prices for health care will go up regardless. Meaning employers will have to cover the cost.
The valid arguments contained in Obamacare consist of the views from the political sides of republican and democratic. Democrats believe that Healthcare should be a guarantee and accessible to everyone including those who can’t afford it introducing subsidies that use
While the Obamacare act has both pros and cons, people are likely to support it or disagree to it on account of the perspective that they see things from. In spite of the fact that the act involves a series of benefits, it is difficult and almost impossible for one to ignore the fact that it is likely to cause a significant shortage of healthcare professionals and that it is also probable to cause an increase in drug prices.
Over five million individuals have lost their health insurance since Obamacare has been approved and put into action. The policy of Obamacare states that employers who are providing health insurance to their employees must tack on additional benefits that the companies cannot afford to do. This in turn causes the eventual cancellation of coverage for the employees, leaving them with no options besides signing up for Obamacare. It is the scheme of all schemes. Policy makers are constantly adding revisions to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) making it harder and harder for individual businesses and corporations to keep their health plan up to the standards Obamacare has set in place.
The negative information we used throughout the essay, which depicts Obamacare as economically draining, was mostly delivered by higher income Americans, who were predominantly affected by Obamacare in harmful ways. There was a very minimal amount of Articles from the point of view of the lower income Americans. This is mainly because most men and women in the mass media are educated and earn above average salaries. I am sad to say that our whole argument even delivered though I highly agree with our statements, derives from media bias. Still focusing on the main point here is that Obamacare is and will be a National Atrocity. It did not achieve almost anything it promised. On the contrary it cause a lot of set-backs in the economy and other branches of live. Barack Obama wanted change and he got it, but this change will burden him as it forever will have his name displayed on
The topic that I am choosing to do is on Obama Care. I chose this topic because the idea of the government forcing people to obtain insurance is wrong in my eyes. I am interested in analyzing the validity for what has been said about this topic in order to increase my understanding about Obama Care. I am not an expert when it comes to Obama Care. I know that this is an insurance that is being provided through the government for the general public. I have read that President Obama never initially read the whole bill itself. I also know that people who cannot afford it, but make too much money to qualify for Medicaid are being heavily encouraged to get this insurance. Some of the common knowledge that I have
For these 11 million people Obamacare is one of the greatest acts passed by congress, it has helped them get the healthcare/insurance that they need. Out of the population, Obamacare was heavily targeted on the lower society and trying to make healthcare more affordable for those who can’t get it, “11 million people have signed up ... of which about half will be from the uninsured population,” according to the statistic it is giving 6.5 million of them didn't have insurance that meant that the government has given those people access to healthcare which they didn’t have before. But with much cheaper health insurance comes other costs, such as how the quality of healthcare has dropped and now “55% of doctors already refuse new Medicaid patients.” With almost 6.5 million new people who has been coming, the lines for health care have been drastically increased to the point where most people who have signed up for Obamacare cannot even receive care due to long waiting times. Obamacare, all in all, still has been very beneficial for the lower class giving them many opportunities to get the help and aid that they need to
In this article, “Health Care Reform; Is the landmark new plan a good idea?”, written by Marcia Clemmitt, makes an appeal about the Health Care Reform Act, also known as the Affordable Care Act. She includes opinions from the critics, as well as supporters to help establish and give facts from both views to help citizens decide on the new act. Most of these critics and supporters decisions are politically based and not formed on personal issues (hopefully). The genre of this article gives off a professional tone to the reader. It was published by CQ Press, a Division of SAGE on June 11, 2010. The promising effects are detailed and explained, but the author does not establish a clear idea to let the reader know if she
In June 2012, Time Magazine published a special reports/issue regarding Chief Justice John Roberts and Obamacare. Justice Roberts mediated and ruled over the issue of healthcare in a situation where the Supreme Court vote was deadlocked. The issue features articles describing the political and social context in which Roberts made his decisions and examines the implications of his actions for the Obama administration as well as for the citizens of the United States of America. Roberts firmly defends his positions, standing up to Republicans and Democrats alike, to the amazement of many, Roberts cedes to neither side and yet also provides satisfaction to both sides. The article refers back to the days of the New Deal when comparing the gravity of Robert's role in American healthcare in this issue. Healthcare is an issue that is important and sensitive to most Americans, particularly during the economic obstacles present and experience during the 21st century. Obamacare is an issue that insights heated debates and intense opinions from all across the political spectrum. Roberts was very much aware of all these tensions are he stepped into court. Since the ruling, various parties involved in this issue have spun the verdict into press for their own objectives. Republicans have taken the "loss" suffered in the compromise and united behind their angst. President Obama has redoubled efforts to pass more and similar kinds of
“ObamaCare contains many benefits, especially for low and middle income families and business” (“ObamaCare: Pros and Cons”). Many people have been having concerns on the cost of the insurance because it has raised in cost. There is a new law out there that President Barack Obama passed called ObamaCare. ObamaCare is also known to be The Affordable Care Act (ACA). The goal of this act was to make sure every American had health insurance by January 2014. ObamaCare went from being something good, to a controversial issue towards Americans. This topic is very debatable in positive and negative ways, it just all depends on how it effects someone. One of ObamaCare’s requirements were to have companies provide health insurance to people
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.
Many of today’s arguments within the American government have to do with health care. The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare or The ACA, has been effective since March 23, 2010. Most of Obamacare’s major provisions, such as mandated individual coverage, just took effect at the beginning of 2014. Democrats support the health care reform while a majority of republicans are entirely against it. On paper the health care reform looks good, but there are a lot of things that could potentially hurt the American population. Our founding fathers never had a debate over healthcare and frankly I don’t think it should be a topic of discussion today. The way healthcare has worked in the past is still working today and I see no reason to
It was stated earlier in this paper that big businesses would benefit from this law; however, the exact opposite is true for small businesses. Businesses will be forced to provide healthcare for their employees or pay a fine, something they may not be able to afford. This may result in employees’ hours being cut or even the termination of the employee (“ObamaCare”).
Although health care is already very expensive in the United States, the result of the repeal would only raise the premiums more so. If Obamacare were to be repealed, the individual mandate would follow along with it. The individual mandate is a rule that everyone has to purchase insurance. Analysts have said that “health insurance would become more expensive and cover fewer people” (Sanger-Katz 2). With the influence of the individual mandate, “healthy people tend to buy insurance, reducing the average cost of coverage” (Sanger-Katz 2). Without the individual mandate, healthy people would not be buying insurance, causing
Obamacare, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Plan, is reforming the healthcare industry and the American health care system: Even though this reform was developed to give America and more rights and protections within the healthcare system, many are saying it is taking their rights within the healthcare system away. The healthcare reform is said it will help tens of millions who are uninsured but many Americans are seeing Obamacare as a threat related to having the government force them into purchasing insurance or paying a penalty for not having insurance. “The law requires all Americans have health insurance by 2014 (or pay a per month fee for each month without minimum essential coverage). Although this shared responsibility provision is unofficially called an individual mandate, it was ruled to be in fact a tax and not a mandate by the June 28, 2012 Supreme court ruling.” (http://obamacarefacts.com/obamahealthcare-summary/, 2015). A total of 54% of Americans in a recent poll say they are against
To start off, we first need to know what Obamacare is. Actually, Obamacare is nothing, it’s just a nickname for The Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act is federal statute that was enacted by the 111th United States Congress. It was a major overhaul to the united states healthcare system, it might have even been the biggest overhaul to the health care system since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The biggest pro of the newly enacted Affordable Car Act is the cost, just like the name says. Insurance rates are going to go up no matter what and Obamacare didn’t really fix that, nor was that its goal. It did however manage to decrease the amount at which insurance rates climb each year. This