The Health Care Reform Bill was surrounded by an extensive array of factors and had many relevant elements which either supported or opposed the bill. This paper focuses on examining what the decision making procedure and particular issues linked with this specific process might have been in the developmental procedure and passing of the Health Care Reform Bill. The decision making aspects involved with the developmental and passing procedure of the bill had several constants and variables. At one specific juncture in time, it seemed to be the fate of the Democrats to face failure and the fate of the bill to get replaced because of the staunch opposition from the section of the Republicans. Several substitute options were in consideration and there were potential chances that the bill might get replaced with the options associated with the substantial leveling back of the bill and shaping that specific plan that would be much lesser in its degree and application, proceeding with a comprehensive form of a bill, or just suppressing the plans associated with health care reform and focusing attention on other forms of issues (Thomas & Chrisney, 2010). Other aspects to the decision making procedure that were behind the passing of the bill include the likes of the detail that President Obama utilized all his efforts and magnified their degree for the passing of the said bill. The “Congress” and the “White House” declined to alter their existing decision and tried to make the case of the existing bill strong by employing critical decision making methods and techniques for the objective of paving their way through a complicated form of legislative procedure (Thomas & Chrisney, 2010). Other decision making elements which served as ke... ... middle of paper ... ...ture of the opposition, but they stuck to their basic decision making elements in association with the general aims and perimeters of the bill. Other associated factors include the objectives which aim to redefine and extend the measures linked with the bill, and these are expected to acquire the mode of implementation soon. References Cohn, J. (2010). How they did it. Retrieved June 6, 2011, from http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/75062/how-they-did-it-part-one. Silverleib, A. (2010, March 21). House passes health care bill on 219-212 vote. Retrieved June 6, 2011, from http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-21/politics/health.care.main_1_health-care- entire-house-democratic-caucus-pre-existing-conditions?_s=PM:POLITICS. Thomas, JD, P.W., & Chrisney, A. (2010, May). Comprehensive healthcare reform becomes law. Retrieved June 6, 2011, from http://www
Otto von Bismarck once said, “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” The arduous process that a bill undergoes in order to become a law may seem grueling and pointless; however, the processes high caliber of difficulty allows for the extreme prestige and exclusivity of bills that are passed. Because the process is so exhausting, and filibusters, subsequently requiring a super-majority vote to pass a bill, have always been such a threat in Congress, historically, bills that attempt to reform sensitive issues have not fared well in the legislative branch. However, when Congress does pass controversial laws, it then also faces the task of effectively enforcing them. But, when the process is carried out to completion, laws that are enforced have significant impacts on the everyday lives of the American people—such as laws concerning abortion rights. In the United States, the government and Congress have significantly affected the rights of women with regard to abortions through laws that either restrict or guarantee their legality and availability, while the government’s capacity to do so is affected by the principle of federalism along with that of the separation of powers.
For decades, one of the many externalities that the government is trying to solve is the rising costs of healthcare. "Rising healthcare costs have hurt American competitiveness, forced too many families into bankruptcy to get their families the care they need, and driven up our nation's long-term deficit" ("Deficit-Reducing Healthcare Reform," 2014). The United States national government plays a major role in organizing, overseeing, financing, and more so than ever delivering health care (Jaffe, 2009). Though the government does not provide healthcare directly, it serves as a financing agent for publicly funded healthcare programs through the taxation of citizens. The total share of the national publicly funded health spending by various governments amounts to 4 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, GDP (Jaffe, 2009). By 2019, government spending on Medicare and Medicaid is expected to rise to 6 percent and 12 percent by 2050 (Jaffe, 2009). The percentages, documented from the Health Policy Brief (2009) by Jaffe, are from Medicare and Medicaid alone. The rapid rates are not due to increase of enrollment but growth in per capita costs for providing healthcare, especially via Medicare.
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The Frontline documentary, Obama’s Deal, tracks the course of Obama’s healthcare reform and the steps taken by the administration to get the bill passed. Healthcare was, and remains, one of the biggest platforms of the Obama administration and one of our nation’s greatest challenges. The film starts with Obama’s election into the White House in 2009. Rahm Emanuel, who had worked for the Clinton administration, was brought in to advise Obama on the reform. To win, Emanuel knew that Obama would have to move quickly as his campaign would be strongest at the beginning. But his crucial flaw was having Obama take a back seat on his own political agenda. Emanuel tried to change his mistakes from the Clinton administration’s healthcare failure, and
Health care advancements in America are notably the best in the world. We continually strive for preventions and cures of diseases. America has the best medical scientists and physicians that specialize in their medical fields. According to Joseph A. Califano Jr. (2003), "what makes America health care system great is its ability to attract the finest minds in our society," that can help the sick by preventing and curing medical complications. (p. 18). We are noted worldwide for our medical care and physicians from other countries jump at the opportunity to join the American medical system.
Rising health care costs have caused a national crisis, and all agree we must embrace reform. President Obama has initiated his national health care plan in the hopes of decreasing some of the inflated costs. When attempting to resolve this issue, one must always address the root of the problem. A large portion of these inflationary costs stem from malpractice lawsuits, and so begins the debate for tort reform: legislation which would cut the costs of health care by reducing the risk of civil litigation and exposure to fraudulent claims (“What”). However, the real factor at hand and the real cause of the industry’s high costs does not come solely from the cost incurred from these lawsuits, but from over-expenditures on the part of doctors, who over-test and over-analyze so as to safeguard themselves from the threat of malpractice lawsuits. Thus, large public support exists for tort reform. While the proposed legislation enacted through tort reform could cut the costs of health care and positively transform the industry, it is ultimately unconstitutional and could not withstand judicial scrutiny.
More than half of the American population is convinced that the Health Care Reform is necessary and it must be carried out by the government. Hence, the government plays a huge role in the health care transformation as it provides the nation with the health care plans and outlines other possibilities for medical coverage like the health insurance exchange. President Obama suggests his own plan of stability and security for all Americans. This plan is to provide more security and stability for those who have health insurance as well as those who don’t. Obama believes that it will lower the cost of health care for American families, business and government (The Obama Plan: Stability & Security For All Americans). In general, 62 percent of the population supports the idea of the go...
On Sunday, March 21st, the president waited to see whether he had convinced just enough members of his own party to push the bill through. On the vote, the yess' were 219, and the no's were 212. The motion was carried and it was all Democrats, no Republicans, a huge victory for this president.For decades, they have been trying to do it, pass healthcare reform and now it had now been done. It was victory, but Washington knew, the president would soon pay for it and on top of that the democrats hope for a bipartisanship was smashed.
“The most important and fundamental difficulty facing healthcare reformers in America is that our system of government has multiple veto points: the separ...
In response to this continuous issue, on Mar. 23, 2010 the senate approved President Barrack Obama’s bill entitled, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The purpose of this bill was to reduce medical costs while simultaneously providing every American access to health insurance. In order for the Obama administration to effectively improve health care is to consider all other governmental polices that will be directly and indirectly affected, whether it is positively or negatively. As with any new law, there are those who ...
Over 46.3 Million People in the United States (15.4 percent of the US population) did not have health insurance in 2008 (DeNavas-Walt, Proctor, & Smith, 2009). Consequently, many Americans receive little or no health care. Many, but not all of these people are women and children. Some are destitute, some are not. Many of these people are hard working Americans who cannot afford coverage, yet earn too much money to qualify for their state Medicaid plans, but should have access to health care. In 2008, health care expenditures surpassed $2.3 trillion, more than three times the $714 billion spent in 1990, and over eight times the $253 billion spent in 1980 (Kimbuende, Ranji, Lundy, & Salganicoff, 2010, para. 1). In 2007, 62.1 Percent of all US bankruptcies were related to medical expenses. Ironically, 78 percent of the medical bankruptcies were filed by people who had health insurance (Himmelstein, Thorne, Warren, & Woolhandler, 2009). Due to the rising costs of healthcare and increased numbers of the uninsured most Americans support the need for healthcare reform; however the reform that is proposed by the government is unfair, too expensive and inadequate to meet the needs of our population.
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On November 7, 2009, the House approves its version of healthcare reform in a 220-215 vote. December 24, 2009, the Senate approves its version of the healthcare overhaul in a 60-39 party-line vote. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signs the act into law (Timeline: Affordable Care Act).
Possible threat of losing health care coverage if President Trump’s repeal passes through Congress, puts millions of Americans’ health at stake. The health care reform, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, was created to expand and improve access to care and curb spending through regulations and taxes (F, n.d., p.1). It has successfully accomplished its key elements in this strategy (Ku, Steinmetz, Brantley, 2017). Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed, 13.3 million Americans have gained access to health care coverage that they once could not afford. Repealing this law would result in economic, psychological, personal, familial, community, and society repercussions that would cripple the American people and