Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act has brought many changes to healthcare in the United States. Some of the changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act have had a positive impact on society and some have had a negative impact. Some of the positive effects of the Affordable Care Act include better consumer protection and equality, and healthcare coverage for more Americans. Some of the negative effects include rising insurance premiums and a shortage of doctors. There is also a new set of rules under the Affordable Care Act regarding the billing of medical claims.

The Affordable Care Act passed in 2010 and signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The vision was to reform the health-care in America worked and dramatically decreases the number of uninsured individuals. President Barack Obama campaigned aggressively under the phrase’ “Yes We Can”. In the end “Yes he did” get the health-care reform legislation past and set into motion the overall of health insurance decades in the making. Many of the major objectives of the Affordable Care Act were setup to be implemented over time, most of which will be in place by 2016. Until then it is somewhat difficult to determine the true impact of the Affordable Care Act on individuals and their medical care and the financial impact of the costs. As,

Obama first signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) into law in 2010, and laws will continue to roll out through 2020 in order to fully change the healthcare industry. The law was originally enforced to grant more Americans affordable health insurance, improve the quality of the United States’ health insurance, and better manage the health industry as a whole. As stated on the Obamacare Facts website, “the law aims to increase the quality, availability, and affordability of private and public health insurance to over 44 million uninsured Americans through its many provisions, which include new regulations, taxes, mandates, and subsidies.” That is, Obamacare hopes to increasing the growth of Americans who have affordable health care, as it has previously not been rising sustainably.

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law early spring of 2010. It’s probably the most comprehensive reform we’ve seen in the United States healthcare system within the last forty four years. Although the law was put into effect, the features of the new law took effect in 2014. The Affordable Care Act changed the non insurance group market in the United States, mandates most residents to have health insurance, considerably expand public insurance and subsidize private insurance, while raising revenue from a variety of new taxes. Projecting the impacts of the health care system will be challenging, but related estimates were required for the legislative process, and conducted by the Congressional Budget Office.

On March 23,2010 the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was signed into law. This act aims to provide affordable health care coverage for all United States citizens. “The Affordable Care Act affirms the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care.” (President Obama) It will provide insurance to more than thirty million people who have been previously uninsured, and will be achieved by expanding Medicaid and extending federal subsidies to the lower and middle income Americans to aid in purchasing private coverage. Although many attempt to view it in a completely positive or completely negative way it affects all aspects of the health care industry in various ways.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law on March 23, 2010. The act has been the most significant change to the U.S. health care system since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 (French et al., 2016). ACA created new requirements for individuals, employers, healthcare providers, and insurance organizations to follow in hopes to better serve individuals in America with access to health insurance, health care cost, and the delivery of care (French et al., 2016). Since the launch of the ACA, there has been an effect Medicare spending.

Health care reform will impact healthcare organizations and different areas pertaining to the health care systems due to its demanding law for employers. Some of the issues that will be impacted are the reform on national health expenditures, the federal budget, Medicare, and the premiums for insurance coverage. These issues would have a major impact on health care organizations and people who are not insured if the health care reform law was not established by Obama. The impact on national health expenditures will be affected through several different categories: new coverage, savings in public programs, exchanges of insurance, and the modernization of healthcare. The impact on new coverage is thought that if extended it will increase the spending on new coverage regardless of how much is being paid for the coverage. The savings in public programs will also be affected as well because it will lead to a reduction in the amount paid for Medicare and Medicaid. The exchange on insurance will be impacted by grouping individuals into larger entities

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23, 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care, the way insurance companies handle health care as a product, and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number of uninsured Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care from an administrative and consumer standpoint. The PPACA requires insurance companies to cover all applicants and offer the same rates to all applicants of the same age

“The average premiums in the nation's individual health insurance market "actually dropped significantly" in 2014, the year that the Affordable Care Act took effect.” (Mangan, Dan. "Average Health Insurance Premiums Fell after Obamacare Took Effect, Study Says." CNBC. CNBC, 27 July 2016. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.) This would cover surgeries, major or minor, medical or dental. This would enable all Americans to not have to worry about the cost of complicated medical procedures because it would be a price that would relatively reasonable for all Americans. Also the insurance companies would include even more medical and dental benefits in their benefits. “Too many people in our country are not reaching their full potential for health because of preventable conditions. Moreover, Americans receive only about half of the preventive services that are recommended” (Koh, Howard K., M.D., and Kathleen G. Sebellius, M.P.A. "Scholarly Article." Promoting Prevention Through The Affordable Care Act. The New England Journal Of Medicine, 30 Sept. 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.) More procedures will be included in physicals and more medical tests would be conducted for preventive healthcare and routine diagnostic check-ups. Another Aspect that would improve the Affordable Healthcare Act better is that there would be no deadline for enrolling. Whenever anyone needed to enroll or wanted to enroll, it would

I would like to see the integrated primary care clinical setting be changed to allow all Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who hold the DNP degree with the required licensure, accreditation, and certification be recognized for their ability to perform fully within their scope of practice.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act offers many healthcare benefits to a diverse group of American citizens. However, there are a few downsides as well. The major portions of the act deal with four primary issues:

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "ObamaCare" is a federal statute of the United States signed by President Barack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. As the name suggests, the new health care law is made up of the Affordable Health care for America Act and the Patient Protection Act. It also includes amendment to other laws like Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The main purpose of this complex legislation is to provide Americans with affordable health insurance and quality care. “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is fully paid for. It will provide coverage to more than 94% of Americans while staying under the $900 billion limit that President Obama established.”("The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", n.d., p.1)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a health care reform that improves access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. Toni Scherling, a nurse practitioner I’ve interviewed informed me that in the past, insurance companies would take advantage of their clients: “They could deny coverage to children who had asthma or were born with a heart defect and could put a lifetime cap on the amount of care they would pay for. (Nurse Scherling)”

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is legislation President Barack Obama passed in 2010. The PPACA seeks to reform healthcare throughout the United States of America by expanding coverage, containing healthcare associated costs, and improving healthcare quality (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013). The PPACA has many implications both at the federal and state level that are important to note, which are more fully appreciated within the context of client health or financial outcomes. With that in mind, the health status of Minnesota will be explored in-depth with an emphasis on health disparities before an overview and critique of the PPACA is provided. The

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is here to stay, most experts agree. The politics of the issue, while unsettled are fading, the Supreme Court ruled the law is legal, and soon too many Americans will have coverage under their employers; from the exchanges, or Medicaid that dismantling it is not feasible.