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Pros And Cons Of The Affordable Health Care Act

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The Affordable Health Care Act came from a long history of health reform starting as early as 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt proposed universal coverage as part of his campaign. In 1946 President Truman tried to enact a universal coverage plan as well but could not get it passed through Congress. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961 it was his goal to make health coverage his priority. However, in 1965 President Johnson was able to get the first form of socialized medicine past through. This is what is now known as the new Medicare and Medicaid Act. In 1970, President Richard Nixon took office but had little concern when it came to health care. Nixon’s conservatism let him to prefer private market approaches to solving health care challenges over direct government solutions (Field, 2013).
In 2013, health care coverage as we know it took on a new look. The new Affordable Healthcare Act like a new shiny penny had taken on a life of its own. The purpose of this act was to provide affordable health insurance coverage to those with little or no coverage at all. The Affordable Care Act increasingly focused on market approaches, and the ACA followed this trend by relying on private insurance companies to expand coverage (Field, 2013). Unfortunately this new act did not come without its flaws. The Affordable Healthcare Act had a multitude of pros and cons that ranged from no pre-existing clauses to taxing individuals who refused to purchase health insurance coverage. It was

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