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    In 2009, the Affordable Care Act passed a provision that expanded Medicare coverage to include certain individuals with diseases caused by environmental health hazards (EHH). While there are many potential diseases caused by environmental health hazards, the legislation intended to cover people who developed asbestos related disease (ARD) following exposure in a vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana.1 The provision was included in the ACA with the help of Senator Baucus of Montana, who had a role in

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    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Using your text or another reliable source ,briefly summarize the law or regulation Discuss the impact of this law or regulation on employee benefits Why is this law or regulation necessary or why should it be changed? Brief Summary of PPACA The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a legislation designed to extend coverage to the uninsured, eliminate practices that include rescission

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    there were pros and cons with the onset of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also, the student believes that there are ways to improve the law as well. The ACA was intended to give Americans choice in having health insurance. Although, there was a penalty implemented if the people did not take advantage of the opportunity given. One benefit that the student found is that ACA lowered health care cost. One great example of that is the free preventive care, in which it offers free vaccinations and birth

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    been large media coverage about the insurance impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there has been a smaller amount discussed of the law’s changes to provider reimbursement policy, reforms to the delivery system, and investments in programs to improve the quality of care and constrain long-run growth in health care costs. And yet, the elements included in the ACA directed at cost and quality is possible to affect the practice of care for nearly every provider across the country. Although cost

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    Todd Everest University Mod H Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Introduction The act puts in individuals, families and other small business owners in control of their own health care provider. It can also reduce premium costs for millions of working families and small businesses by providing hundreds of billions of dollars in the tax relief of the largest middle class tax cut for health care. It also reduces that families will have to pay for

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    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: TITLE I. Quality, affordable health care for all Americans TITLE II. The role of public programs

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    One of the most controversial issues in politics today is healthcare, specifically ObamaCare, also known as Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has effectively insured millions of low-income American households. Under the ObamaCare, Medicaid has been expanded to states that want to participate. It plays an exceptionally crucial role in the healthcare coverage, and access for rural communities as they are more likely to “be poorer, less likely to have insurance, and less intense users of medical services

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    Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. This pushed for the most significant changes to the United States health care system since Medicare and Medicaid back in 1965. The main stance of the act is to offer affordable benefits for all people including those who cant afford it. The Affordable Care Act includes a series of reforms that positively expand on the existing system of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). It creates new requirements for individuals, employers, health care providers

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    The Affordable Care Act and Emergency Rooms Medical reform has been a long standing goal of the more liberal elements of our society. Their vision of universal health care took a step forward with the implementation of Affordable Care Act. Health care facilities, and specifically emergency rooms, already operate under the most stringent guidelines. The new regulatory and financial demands placed upon these facilities created by the Affordable Care Act looks to cause a crisis in medical facility

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    Your hospital can be penalized if you are suffering from chronic disease and readmitted within 30 days after the discharge, under the Affordable care act (ACA). ACA has changed the perspective of chronic disease management of hospitals, shifting their focus from treating the conditions to deciding ways to prevent them. Under ACA, hospitals will be penalized or rewarded depending upon their performance on 30-day readmissions, infection control and patient satisfaction levels (1). Are chronic diseases

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