The PPACA

In this section, I will review the effects of the Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and discuss its expansion of health care access for different races and classes. Established in 2010, PPACA is a federal statute that determines the health care conditions of Americans. The requirements of PPACA are important to understand because they directly affect the health care access of millions of Americans. This literature overview will provide an insight on the effect of PPACA regulations on health care accessibility, in addition to clarifying the contrasts in health care access experienced by different races and classes.

“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice.” Public Health Reports. Association of Schools of Public Health. n.d. Web. 14 July 2015. This paper claims that the PPACA will cut the number of uninsured Americans in half. The act attempts to provide nearly universal coverage and improve the quality and equity of said coverage through reforms to insurance standards and the marketplace. It also attempts to improve the quality of healthcare and the efficiency of its delivery by allowing consumers to edge the system into a more integrated state and measuring performance. It attempts to encourage preventive medicine by targeting chronic illnesses and funding community-based medicine. These changes will bring huge opportunities for improvement in the system, many of which are subtle and nuanced and will only be seen as the plan rolls into act over the next few

Americans have been faced with a new health care reform act known as Affordable Care Act initiated in 2010. Why was it so important for this nation to reform is health care system? How are we sure the ACA is improving our system for the American people? For many years, the health care industry has left many Americans uninsured. With health care costs on the rise and very few able to afford costs, and the quality of care in underserved areas not what it should be has left this nation largely unhealthy. Several landmark reports, including the Center for Disease Control factsheets and the Healthy People 2020 have astounding statistics confirming these alarming rates and clearly identifying the need for reform. The Affordable Care Act is the starting foundation for Americans to start investing in their own promotion of wellness and disease prevention. By choosing healthier lifestyle changes, individuals can make a difference which in turn will improve our nation’s overall health for the better.

rehend the PPACA, one must understand the history of the United States’ health care system. The most successful and known reform would be the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. President Johnson’s main objective with his program was to provide health insurance to those over 65 years old, who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive coverage due to retirement or being financially unfit to purchase health insurance. It has since been expanded to cover those with disabilities, and lower income families (“Overview,” 2015). Brady (2015) examines President Clinton’s attempt to massively overhaul health care in the United States. His plan, the Health Security Act (HSA), required employers to offer health insurance to their employees, and mandated that every US citizen purchase health insurance. This plan would have most likely expand health insurance to many more Americans; however, many feared the large tax increases, restricted options for patients, and with the lack of general support for the bill, it failed in Congress and was never implemented (p. 628). President Clinton’s failed attempt at health care reform opened up the door to future reforms, and it even shared multiple similarities to the PPACA. Smith (2015) updates the history of the health care system in America stating that “In the mid-2000s, America’s uninsured population swelled to nearly 47 million, representing about 16 percent of the population” and how “16 million Americans […] were underinsured” (p. 2). People

After reviewing the lecture, I believe that the PPACA will significantly affect Health Disparities in the United States. Based on the readings, the features for this plan include giving incentive to business owners to provide insurance coverage to their workers whether If by penalty if there are over 50 employees or by providing tax credit to those with less. The health system focused on collecting enhanced data based on race, ethnicity, sex, primarily language, and disability status to look for information to improve health care. The main goals of the PPACA is to expand coverage, control costs, and improve the health care delivery system. It reduces disparities in multiple ways. For example, for African Americans they are more likely

According to research done by Westover et. al (2013), the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) created a greater future role for state Medicaid health plans and necessitates more efficient health care coverage. Low-income individuals have the need for more frequent medical attention than previously insured patients. Gaps in health care coverage, whether partial or full year gaps, have been linked to adults with serious, chronic health conditions. According to research done by Gulley, Rasch, and Chan (2011), among all working-aged adults, 28 million (16%) remained uninsured for all 12 months, and an additional 21 million (12%) reported part year coverage. The goal of the health care reform was to eventually provide equal care coverage and quality to all Americans.

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

Title: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Blazing a Trail for Healthier Americans

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law on March 2010, established a new direction for healthcare in the United States. The PPACA transformed the primary healthcare system to an integrated care model. This model emphasizes preventive services, wellness promotion, biological, psychological, social and the spiritual aspects in life, and not just disease management (Ely, 2015). The PPACA allowed insurance coverage to

PPACA main goal is to target every population in need of quality affordable care, such as children, seniors, pregnant women, and people with disabilities and adults with income below the federal income level. PPACA will provide subsided coverage through health insurance exchanges to people who cannot afford to purchase insurance on their own. Increase the number of young adults under age 26 covered or a dependent on their parent’s employer sponsored insurance policy. Expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income Americans, ensure access to health insurance and protect Americans against unaffordable out-of-pocket cost by prohibiting insurers on over pricing services. The purpose of PPACA is to make a change in the health care industry by providing health care coverage to individuals in need no matter what their race, gender, age and socioeconomic status is in society, so they can receive the best quality of

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or also known as Obamacare is a federal signed statute that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 (Secretary, 2015). According to Persad (2015), “the ACA may be the most important health law statute in American history” (Persad, 2015, pg.119). With the passing of the ACA, the coverage that American citizens now receive is very beneficial since its coverage extends further and covers individuals that are under the age of 26, ends pre-existing conditions, and also ends random withdrawals of insurance coverage (Secretary, 2015). The ACA also lets individuals maximize the costs and care that they receive,

In 2010, Healthy People 2020 was started by the Department of Human Health Services. Health programs and research topics were instituted to help Americans live healthier and longer lives (CDC, 2014). The 42 topics presented are all very important in maintaining the goals set by Healthy People 2020. If these programs were to be cut or budget restraints imposed on them, the impact would be felt by all Americans. There would be more unhealthy people, preventable chronic diseases would be more prevalent, and education and health associated programs would be

Over the years, labor laws and employment regulations have changed. With PPACA, everyone has access to healthcare which means the workload increased. As it pertains to universal healthcare, most organizations decide to outsource due to the amount of work and time consuming that come with it. The 5C model looks at the influence of culture, competencies, cost, competitors, and compliances. The culture that would be targeted would be the middle to low class people. They are the people relay on PPACA in order to make healthcare affordable. The competencies would be the structural guidelines that PPACA put in place concerning healthcare. Organizations have to follow these particular competencies in order to reframe from law suits. Cost would be

The Healthy People concept/movement is a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States (In Snelling, 2014). The healthy people concept was released by the department of health and human services with the aim of promoting health and monitoring progress in the United States. The vision of Healthy people is creating a society where all people live healthy lives. Healthy people 2020 have an implementation plan to ensuring success known as MAP-IT. MAP-IT stands for mobilize, assess, plan, implement, track. This is a framework that I very useful in planning and evaluating public health intervention programs

Healthy People program has existed for the last three decades to provide science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 depict assessments of key risks to wellness and health. It has changed health priorities and issues related to preparedness and prevention of national’s health. The mission of Healthy People 2020 is to; identify nationwide health improvement priorities; increase public awareness and understanding of determinants of health, disease, disability, and opportunities for progress; provide measurable objectives and goals applicable at national, state, and local levels; engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge; and identify critical research evaluation and data collection methods. The overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 are; attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease; achieve healthy equality, eliminate disparities; create social and physical environments that promote good health; promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across life stages (Committee on Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020, 2011).