Essay about State’s Children Health Insurance Program

This remedy began with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by the U.S. senate on December 24, 2009 to then be passed in the U.S. house on March 21, 2010 to be signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010 which was upheld by the

"Let there be no doubt. Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year," President Barack Obama proudly stated (New 1). As soon as President Obama was elected into the White House, he made it a mission to get a Health Care Bill passed. On March 21, 2010, Congress passed the first draft of the monumental Health Care Bill. This bill was passed so quickly that citizens of the United States never got a chance to fully understand the pros and cons of the bill. Congress was allowed to read the bill within a 72 hour time frame. When the bill was brought to the Congress's floor, representatives and senators had a full day to debate and vote in favor or against. Due to positive promotion of the Health Care Bill,

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (signed March 30), the Act is a product of the health care reform efforts of the Democratic 111th Congress and the Obama administration. The law includes health-related provisions to take effect over the next four years, including expanding Medicaid eligibility for people

For those adults with children that are not eligible for Medicaid but their income is not enough for private insurance, KidsCare was an option until it froze in January 2010 due to a cost-cutting effort. KidsCare is a state sponsored insurance program for low-income families that is part of the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Arizona is currently the only state that does not have a CHIP program which forces families that were on the program to partake in the health care exchange and pay for private insurance or forgo health coverage and be uninsured (Whiteman, M., 2014). The number of children covered at the time of the program freeze went from 45,000 to about 2,000, which was a ninety-five percent drop (Whiteman, M., 2014). Governor Jan Brewer proposed to restore coverage to thousand of children through KidsCare II, where Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Maricopa Integrated Health System, and the University of Arizona Health Network would pull money together and receive extra federal funds. The federal funds that the

Each state has their own policies for Medicaid eligibility, services and payments. Medicaid plans have three eligibility groups such as categorically needy, medically needy and special groups. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a program that offers health insurance coverage for uninsured children under Medicaid. If Medicaid does not cover a service, the patient may be billed if the following conditions have been met such as the physician informed the patient before the service was performed that the procedure was not covered by Medicaid and if the patient has signed an Advance beneficiary Notice form. However, there are also conditions where the patient cannot be billed if necessary preauthorization was not obtained or service

The policy under analysis was introduced to the House on June 26, 2014; it was passed/agreed to in House on July 23, 2014; it was passed/agreed to in Senate on September 18, 2014; it was presented to the President on September 26, 2014; it was signed by the President on September 29, 2014; and it became Public Law No. 113-183 on September 29, 2014 (Library of Congress, n.d.). The bill was introduced by Rep. Camp, Dave, Rep. Levin, Sander M., Rep. Reichert, David G., and Rep. Doggett, Lloyd (Civic Impulse, 2017). The bill was passed in the House and Senate by a Unanimous Consent, so no opposition to the policy was noted (Civic Impulse, 2017).

In 2009 there were 50.7 million people, 16.7% of the population, without health insurance. Americans all over the country are working and yet they still can’t afford to pay the high cost of health insurance for themselves and their families. Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which was signed by Obama on March 23, 2010, thirty two million Americans who were previously not eligible for Medicaid may now have the opportunity to be covered. If this act is passed in North Carolina then it will be expanded to cover nearly all of the 1.5 million North Carolinians who are without health insurance. If more Americans are covered under the Medicaid that they need then

Many interest groups support this proposed law. In a letter sent to Congress, more than 240 organizations expressed their support to secure that youth who age out of foster care can keep Medicaid coverage until they turn 26, mirroring their peers who can stay on their parent’s health insurance until the age of 26. They include not only national level advocacy group such as First Focus Campaign for Children but also professional organizations such as American Academy of Pediatrics. If this law is enacted, the states that opposed Medicaid expansion would be opposing interest groups. The partisanship and mistrust of the federal government may contribute to this opposition.

Last year, the House approved the measure with a 55-38 vote, but the legislation was thought to have been dead when it was sent to a committee. The effort to have the bill approved was revived last week when the Senate Judiciary Committee gave it the green light.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in the senate on December 24, 2009, and passed in the house on March

The affordable care act was passed by congress and then signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010. On June 28th 2012 the Supreme Court rendered a final decision on the law. The affordable care act also known as the health care law offers clear choices for consumers and provides new ways to hold insurance companies accountable.

In 2010 Congress made a policy called the “James Zadroga Act” in order to support the first responders that aided in the 9/11 terrorist attack. The James Zadroga Act grants first responders healthcare to treat physical and psychological damage that was caused due to the 9/11 attacks. The policy helped the first responders dramatically, but congress fails to renew the policy. According to The Huffington Post Senior Congressional reporter Michael McAuliff, “The old law to help those responders passed nearly five years ago. It begins expiring next month, yet legislation to extend that aid remains stuck in Congress. More than a dozen lawmakers threw their support behind the bill over the last week, but that brings the numbers to only 145 out

| State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was created in 1997 to insure children in families with too much income to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private insurance. It emerged from a budget negotiation between a Democratic president and Republican Congress. As such, the program represents a fine balance, designed to maintain equilibrium between states and the federal government, as well as between political conservatives and liberals. States have the option of providing child health assistance in SCHIP through Medicaid, a separate program, or a combination of the two. There is also flexibility in benefits designed; through benefits must meet certain set standards. On average, the federal government pays

The U.S. health care system is a scrutinized issue that affects everyone: young, old, rich, and poor. The health care system is comprised of three major components. Since 1973, most Americans have turned to managed-care programs, known as HMOs. The second type of health care offered to Americans is Medicare, health care for the elderly. The third type of health care is Medicaid, a health care program for the poor.

Obama Care, as most would call it, was passed by the United States Senate, approved by the House of