The United States, as a developed, wealthy nation, possesses the largest disparity between social classes in relation to health care and access to health care services (Wright & Boorse, 2014). Because of this disproportion and regardless of spending the most health care dollars per person, the United States ranks lowest amongst developed nations in life expectancy, has the most children living in poverty, and the most people in prison (Wright & Boorse, 2014, p. 200). President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed by the U.S. Congress and the Senate in 2010, sought to correct the imbalances that exist between the classes in relation to both health care and health insurance with socialized medicine. While the Affordable Care Act has contributed to cost savings, reductions in fraud, abuse, and misuse of health care resources, along with health insurance for all, the Affordable Care Act has had an untoward, negative effect on the delivery of primary care (Mori, 2016). Hence, decision-making authority over primary care has shifted from the physician and into the hands of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) created by the government, insurance companies, and private health care systems (Mori, 2016).
Under the Affordable Care Act, traditional fee for service reimbursement will be methodically phased out over time and be replaced by quality of care reimbursement; therefore, the focus of primary care will be shifted from the actual treatment of patients
The Obama care Affordable Care Act has advantages, but the disadvantages in the favor of both the insurers and the insured play a major part in if the Affordable Care Act is for the best interest of everyone. In America, the average citizen has plenty to gain than to lose with the new insurance plans. The people on the higher spectrum ;however, will notice more negative effects of the Affordable Care Act as well as the larger businesses that will notice the financial downfall of the new insurance policy. In order to get the money to help insure most of the recipients of the health insurance plans there are new taxes, mostly on high-earners. According to Longman, Phillip, and Paul S. Hewitt, the authors of “After Obama care,” they state, “Workers with employer provided health insurance have to wound of paying this tax largely in the form of foregone wages, pensions, and other benefits.”(Longman & Hewitt 39). Many people that have worked on their jobs are satisfied with the insurance they had and with the new law they are paying more out of pocket in the end than they have before.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Affordable Care Act or, more informally known as, Obamacare, is a United States federal ruling signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act amendment, it represents the most drastic refurbish of the United States healthcare system since the Government passed the Medicare and Medicaid in 1965(healthcare.gov). This act is supposed to make primary doctors and hospitals transform their practices and policies to make it more accommodating for all civilians. This means they would transform everything about their
The Affordable Care Act which is also known as Obamacare and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 and it has not been without its share of problems, debates and controversies. One of the main points of contention with the PPACA is the individual mandate. This paper will look at the worldviews that are involved in the individual mandate, the worldviews of those that oppose the mandate, the roles and limits of the government’s side of the mandate issue and the conflicting views and ideas that have come about. The individual mandate “requires that most Americans obtain and maintain health insurance, or an exemption, each month or pay a tax penalty” . The whole purpose of creating PPACA was to “achieve near-universal coverage and to do so through shared responsibility among government, individuals, and employers” also to be able to “improve the fairness, quality, and affordability of health insurance coverage” and to be able to “improve health-care value, quality, and efficiency while reducing wasteful spending and making the health-care system more accountable to a diverse patient population” .Those were the top three aims that were pointed out in drawing up the policies for PPACA to develop what was hoped to be universal healthcare for the citizens of the United States. While the PPACA does have its benefits, such as it would cover pre-existing conditions where most private insurances do not do, more people have the
Have you ever noticed that no one actually knows what Obamacare does? People are always talking about how it is evil or how it is amazing, but if you ask people to define what it is, they really can not tell you. All they can do is repeat some small part of it that they critique. I have yet to meet anyone that really understands what Obamacare is, and what it does. That is the question I am going to try to answer with my research paper; what is Obamacare, and what does it do?
ObamaCare, officially known os the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a health care reform law signed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Many of the law’s provisions are already in effect and the rest continue to roll out until 2022. Obama care offers patients ways to afford healthcare and get better treatment. The plan to put Obamacare into effect started in 2010 but was actually put into action in 2014.
This literature review will describe and discuss the challenges of accessing health care services and how primary care physicians are deeply impacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care in America Presently, access to health care services in the United States is labeled substandard. As explained by the Department of Health and Human Services, access to comprehensive, quality health care services is important for the achievement of health equity and for increasing quality of a healthy life for all. In 2008, the Commonwealth Fund released “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the U.S. Health Care”. In this report, they note, minority Americans are more likely to have problems accessing high-quality health care than whites. Considering the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that minorities comprise 36.3 percent of the nation’s population, having this much of the populace unhealthy has major implications. Consequentially, minorities are less likely to experience the health outcomes that lead to a better quality of life. Access to health services is key for prevention of disease and disability, detection and treatment of health disorders, improving the quality of life, and overall physical, social and mental health status. With the PPACA allowing unprecedented access to primary care
Health care has become an integral component in the lives of modern Americans. In recent history, President Barack Obama introduced a new health reform legislation known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This act is detrimental to the social well-being and economic success of the American people as it raises insurance premiums, significantly increases taxes, and harms businesses. It damages the quality of health care, stunts economic growth, and causes decreased wages and unemployment. The reform is a hindrance to the advancement of the health care industry, and thus Obama’s policy position of health care is unacceptable and unsound.
The Patient Protection and Affordable care Act also known as Affordable Care Act, Obama Care and ACA is an act signed into law by the current president of the United States, Barack Obama in March 23, 2010. Beginning in 2014, any failure to purchase minimum coverage will result in a person being fined. Also included in the Act are individual mandate requirements, expanding public programs, health insurance exchanges, transition to private insurance, what is required of employers and cost and coverage estimates. I chose to write on this topic in support the Affordable Care Act, because as registered nurse working in the emergency room I have dealt with people that are not insured and therefore, were unable to afford healthcare. I wanted to learn more about and make the affordable Care Act work. I don 't think people should scrounge to get affordable healthcare even though sometimes it is not the best healthcare.
In this paper I plan to discuss an increasingly difficult topic of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I will go over the basics of the act including who founded it, when, what it states as well as what its purpose is. I will also discuss the nine titles of the Affordable Care Act. I will then go over how four of the nine titles have affected how nurses provide care. I will finalize my paper by reflecting upon what I have learned from the Affordable Care Act.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is commonly known as the Affordable Care Act and informally labeled Obamacare, is a federal statute that President Barack Obama approved in 2010. Its aim is to ensure that all Americans have access to quality and affordable health care and that the nation’s health care system is in a position to contain the expected costs of the program (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2015). It is made up of nine titles, which essentially outline the anticipated implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Among these titles, the ACA outlines strategies to increase accessibility to quality and affordable health care by transforming health insurance in the country, improving the overall quality and efficiency of health care, and redefining the role of public health programs. It also covers the distribution of resources in addition to increasing the transparency and integrity of the health care programs with a particular focus on the utilization of distributed resources. Since the implementation of this law, citizens have had the opportunity to observe its impact on the health care system, and hospice care is not an exception. It is important to mention that some of these impacts were expected even before the implementation. Examples include the dynamic change in supply and demand of hospice care, the number of people with access to care, and some financial impacts. Other consequences such as the role of technology,
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, by definition, is “a social contract of health care solidarity through private ownership, markets, choice, and individual responsibility. While some might regard this contract as the unnatural
The patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the most debatable act which was signed into law on March 23rd, 2010 by President Obama ("Obamacare Bill: Full PPACA & Related Laws," n.d.). According to "Affordable Care Act and the IAFF" (2014), PPACA has three main objectives: expand access to healthcare coverage, shield patients against illogical actions by health insurance companies, and cut healthcare costs. The United States (U.S.) is the only advanced country that spend twice as much on patient care, yet still has greater rates of preventable deaths caused by curable illnesses. High healthcare spending, lack of access to healthcare services, and restrictions by health insurance companies to obtain crucial health services are the driving force behind the PPACA. PPACA was passed to benefit every citizen of America, but many view this law as problematic and challenging. Is PPACA constructive or destructive? This paper will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of PPACA.
Health Care cost containment and health care quality have always been on opposing sides of the scale. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “PPACA”passed in 2010 by President Barack Obama (also referred to as Obama care) is aimed at ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and while making cost containment reforms in the healthcare system. This act has nine titles:
“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama, has been called the most important piece of health related legislation in U.S. history” (Tate 1). Introduced by the Obama administration, and signed into law March 23, 2010, “Obamacare,” now the common nickname dubbed by society, has promised to change the nation’s health care system entirely. While guaranteed to reduce health care costs, add more consumer benefits and protections, and to provide prevention and wellness programs, these benefits do not come without a dramatic impact to our society.
A little over five years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This was a huge win for the Democratic party, after failing to successfully reform healthcare during the Clinton Administration. The vast majority of the focus on the bill went to the major provisions. However, the seldom mentioned COOP program began to make headlines this year. This program allowed for the creation of state and region-wide health insurance cooperatives. These co-ops were to be owned and run by its stakeholders with the intention of providing quality insurance at a more affordable price. Originally designed to be a replacement for the polarizing public option, nearly half of the co-ops in the program failed in quick succession. There were two primary causes. From the start the program was fundamentally flawed and the funding that the co-ops were promised simply did not materialize. This leaves Democratic leaders at a crossroads. They can either fight to fix and save the program, or scrap it and look for something better. Without intervention, the COOP program will continue to deteriorate and consumers could be hurt. It is vital that the right lessons are learned from the COOP experiment.