Obamacare : The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. While the act is directed at addressing one of the country's most pressing problems, it generated much controversy as a consequence of the ethical dilemmas that it brings on. The act provides individuals with a wider range of choices and control over their health coverage. It provides a series of benefits such as people getting lower costs on coverage, several important health benefits being covered in the Marketplace, more help in local areas, and pre-existing conditions being covered. However, it also involves a legislation claiming that most people have to have health coverage by 2014, with those who do not have it having to pay a fee.

The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was passed in March 2010. This over-1000-page Act implements a number of reforms designed to increase the availability of health care for individuals. The Act created a Health Insurance Marketplace, a universal way to sign up for subsidized health care plans (which are cheaper), though you can only get certain plans from certain places, including an expanded Medicaid. It also creates an incentive to purchase health insurance-if you don 't, you 'll have to pay a fine, which is interpreted by many as a tax. Additionally, the Affordable Care Act requires sizable firms to provide a certain level of health care to all of their employees, with certain specifications. Obamacare also attempts to make health care cheaper for many, by trying to even out the cost for everyone.

“Obamacare”, also official known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Affordable Care Act for short was first approved on March 23, 2010. The Obamacare Act would guarantee to help Americans be able to get ahold of a fair, low-cost quality health insurance and reduce American’s spending on their health issues. Even with such a great plan, there were many flaws and hesitance that went towards enforcing this new health care plan. However, Obamacare has tremendously enhanced opportunities in order to receive healthcare for a vast number of Americans, despite its complications.

The Affordable Care Act, often referred to as the ObamaCare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It has created a lot of controversy since its debut. The Healthcare reform will affect all Americans. The issue has many Americans believing it is a great thing for our country while others believe it is a terrible idea and then of course there are those who don’t know what to think. By Jan 1, 2014 Americans will be required to purchase a health care policy or will have to pay a penalty. Ready or not it’s happening. First you would have to understand the background information of the program. As with all things there are pros and cons to the Affordable Care Act. Because it is a new law it is not flawless there is room for changes and recommendations.

The Affordable Care Act was created by President Barack Obama and is commonly referred to as “Obamacare.” President Obama is an active member of the Democratic Party. His party status is significant due to the fact most Democrats are in support of the Affordable Care Act. The act has made Medicaid widely used as a healthcare insurance in the United States, however Republican Governor Rick Perry and other conservatives have argued against the Medicaid expansion. In Texas the Affordable Care Act is not accepted by very many people, because the state is dominated by Republicans. Most Republicans oppose ObamaCare for many reasons, for example they believe that expansion is too expensive, reduces a person 's incentive to work, and increases social dysfunction.

For millions of Americans, there is one policy that provides equal health care coverage for all; and that is called The Affordable Care Act ( ACA)1 or also known as Obamacare. This program provides standardized medical expenses/procedures to be made and allows everyone -- who is eligible -- to have coverage. However, I think that we need to take in account how Obamacare is negatively impacting the lower class, middle class, and upper class; therefore, we should remove it. This law became effective on March 23, 2010 (Key Features of The Affordable Care Act). Obamacare is one of the most controversial topics because there are many holes in the system that makes The Affordable Care Act almost impossible to provide equal coverage to everyone. For instance, it’s effecting small and large businesses, there is a penalty if you do not sign up for the ACA and there are not enough doctors that are available. In addition, there are many other subheadings under The Affordable Care Act, such as Medicaid, which is a federal law to provide assistance and Medi-Cal 2, which is California 's statewide insurance but follows under Medicaids 3 same procedures and requirements. We need to look at health care as a privilege and not so much as a right.

The changes that have been made have been monumental in the health care world. These changes have been positive as well as negative. This new government policy has come about through the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. This new program has been so purely monumental, because government until then had not been directly involved with health care as much as they are. Benefits include lower costs, and thousands of uninsured individuals and families with health care. Downsides are more and higher taxes, and health insurance goes up. There has been much controversy centered around this topic, and many debates bring the good and bad points of Obama care. One significant fact about Obamacare, is that a lot of Americans don’t understand what Obama care is and what it actually is designed to accomplish. The important question to ask, is do the benefits outweigh cons? Many say yes, and many would like to challenge that. The Affordable Health Care act was designed to give aid to thousands that did not, or could not have health care and it has done exactly that, however it has made others pay in their place, and the question still stands. Is that right, or wrong?

This paper explores the flaws within the healthcare system in America that was passed as the Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection Act (PPACA); although, the intent behind the act was meant to do no harm, it seems as if the Affordable Care Act did more harm than good within the majority of the population. There are many sides to any issue, especially concerning the healthcare system within the United States, but based off of research, statistics, and articles one can obviously perceive it to be a good effort upon the American government. Questions arise upon efficiency from a physical/quality perspective of the American people, and also the monetary aspect. As stated, the issue of the Affordable Care Act is somewhat controversial and the politics of the subject are rarely black and white, but an objective view upon the issue is necessary to fully appreciate the act and constructively analyze the issue at hand, and the concerns that arose due to the act. Signed into the law on March 23rd, 2010 by President Barack Obama were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA was expected to revolutionize American healthcare insurance security by expanding healthcare coverage, lowering insurance costs, improving the quality of medical care, etc., but it seemed to have done just the opposite. One can surely assume that the intent behind the healthcare innovation was completely genuine; however, one certainty can observe the issues following the ACA and Patient

Healthcare reform has become an important issue with many Americans since the passage of the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act in 2010. It took years of fighting and refining the bill before it became law, and it represents the lasting legacy of the Obama administration. The Act will allow millions of Americans who were previously uninsured to gain coverage through expanded Medicaid and Medicare programs or through federal or state insurance exchanges. Although the idea of providing healthcare to those who need it but can’t afford it is a noble one, one major question remains. Who will pay for the increase costs associated with expanding coverage? Health insurance is predicated on the spreading of risk. The young and healthy are used to subsidize the cost associated with the care of the old and unhealthy. Congress attempted to address this by placing within the Affordable Care Act a provision which imposes a “tax” of one percent of taxable income on any American who chose not to purchase insurance coverage with the tax increasing every year up to 2.5% for every year they go without coverage. Despite this provision many young Americans are opting out of health coverage and instead will pay the tax. Younger people are making this choice because the tax they pay will ultimately cost them less than a year’s worth of coverage. Not having the younger population covering the costs of the unhealthy could lead to a “death spiral” because private insurance companies are

During his presidential announcement speech, Trump’s presented his ideas on how he will bring the American back to life since the American dream is dead in his perspective. Among all the claims he expresses his thoughts on Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. He affirms “We have a disaster called the big lie: Obamacare. Obamacare." and admits that indeed Obamacare will really kick in 2016. Trump plans on repealing and replacing Obamacare. He plans on granting better health insurance to everyone at an inexpensive cost for the people and for the government. Trump exaggerates the cost to persuade his Republican audience into believing of Obamacare as a catastrophe, however, he fails to backup the data he presents not to mention that the data is wrong.

yourself how this new policy will affect the way you care for your patients, report clinical

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.

In the United States there has been a concern about providing health care assistance to citizens for a number of years. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the government began proposing various bills that would provide health care relief with opposition from both political parties due to their different agendas on what would be best for Americans. In this case study, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will address its origin and impact on healthcare, an analysis utilizing Bardach Eightfold Path process, and implementation in the workplace including state and Federal standards.

In this paper you are going to learn all about the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Also, how does it pertain to the healthcare system? We will also be learning about the reimbursement rates for Medicare patients. Who makes up the Accountable Care Organization? We will also take a look into the Affordable Care Act and how the ACO is a part of that.

After numerous failed attempts by previous legislations, President Obama was the first to implement federal health care reform. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, in efforts to abate healthcare costs and provide health insurance to all United States citizens and legal residents. The intent of Obamacare revolves around providing universal access to healthcare regardless of a pre-existing condition, setting reasonable prices for health care insurance, and providing government subsidies to those who cannot afford health insurance on their own (up to 400% of the federal poverty level). The law entails many essential provisions, some of which include an