following paper will describe a situation in Washington in which four legal secretaries filed an intentional tort claim against Clark County and the prosecuting attorney’s office for harassment and retaliation. In addition, it will also cover how tort reform might affect the case. The Situation In Clark County Washington, four legal secretaries have filed a tort claim against the county and prosecuting attorney’s office after being placed on administrative leave. Their claim alleges harassment and retaliation
23rd of 2010 Obama’s health care reforms timeline began. The health care reform is also called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for short. The affordable care act should “provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending…” (Healthcare). Obama’s new health care plan is forcing all Americans to get health insurance and those who don’t get health insurance will be penalized when filing taxes. The health care reform has now taken full effect on the people
SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CITIZENS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR OWN? Health care is not a privilege. In fact, a good level and quality on healthcare should be an inalienable right for all people. Social class, status or economic situation shouldn’t dictate who live and enjoy of good health or who doesn’t. Healthcare in America should be universal, continuous, and affordable to all individuals and families. Although some of the states in the US are taking unilateral
been brought to justice. President Obama signed new legislation into law on March 23 and March 30, 2010. The aim is to overhaul the nation's health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of Americans (Health Care Reform, 2010). This legislation was given to President Obama to sign after a very close vote in the House of Representatives of 219 to 212 (Health Care
already a sore point for the current health system, anything that increases the likelihood of mistakes should be throughly explored before implementation. Unintended Expense For most, health expense is the driving force behind public health care reform. The uninsured will have the ability to use medical facilities and services otherwise outside their affordable range. Make no mistake, this is not a free service provided by the government. The cost to see a doctor will not magically disappear
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Health Care Utilization HCS235 Health Care Utilization HCS 235 October 30, 2012 Health Care Utilization The Affordable Care Act was signed into law March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama; however, the constitutionality of the law remained in question. In a controversial 5-to-4 ruling, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law on June 28, 2012. The ACA is thought by some as the United States health care rescue, and as its downfall by others. It is estimated that the ACA will provide new
HCS 235 January 13, 2013 Health Care Utilization Option 1 Introduction Health care reform in the United States is a hot topic and the source of legislation meant to make health care obtainable to Americans. Recent presidential elections have been platforms used to promote health care reform yet no one can agree on what the resolution will be. This paper will discuss ways recent health care reform measures have expanded or inhibited access to health care. This paper will discuss how changes
I will argue for a universal healthcare system in the United States through a comparison of feminist ethics and traditional ethics. I find that the following considerations from Virginia Held’s Ethics of Care, and Kant’s view on autonomy provide a convincing argument for universal healthcare coverage. Held In Virginia Held’s Ethics of Care, she makes six distinct statements on care ethics through a feminist point of view. 1.) “Moralities built on the image of the independent, autonomous,
Political Science 12/10/13 100 Years of Health Care Reform: Obamacare Bringing Us into the Future In 2008 when presidential candidate Barack Obama was platforming for universal healthcare for the United Sates, most people thought that it was a revolutionary idea, and liked the way it sounded. Who wouldn’t want affordable universal health care? But what many people did/do not know is that Obama’s platform was not revolutionary at all. In fact there had been many presidents before Barack Obama