Over the next few years the American health system will shift towards providing greater health systems to those that are less fortunate. People will embrace public health care as the solution for a better quality of life. But soon after issues such as the quality provided, increased expense, lack of responsibility, and inflated private insurance will come to light. A real solution is needed to raise the quality of life, a solution that doesn't just throw money at the problem.
Although more patients will come in as a result of the act being passed, the costs will be much less and result in a loss of income. Along with private practices, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect hospitals all across the country. Hospitals nationwide agreed with the government after the ACA was passed to accept one hundred fifty five billion dollars in cuts over the next ten years(Naether,“What Doctors May Not Know About Obamacare – And What They Need to Know”). The reason for all of this is because, for Obamacare to succeed, it is a necessity for doctors to earn net less.
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Some would argue good, some would argue bad. The changes and effects on the businesses will be discussed in the following essay. First, let’s start off by talking about what Obamacare actually is. As stated previously the goal of Obamacare is to give more Americans quality health insurance, and to reduce the growth in health care spending in the United States. It comes with a number of new benefits, rights, and protections.
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The law itself is actually a very helpful law. It is helping many of the people who cannot afford insurance and it is now allowing them to finally have quality healthcare. While at the same time its lessening the burden on people who can afford good healthcare and insurance. The healthcare reform law is a reasonable solution for the healthcare situation in the United States right now. It accounts for states' rights, Medicaid expansion, and doctor's salaries.
High blood pressure and diabetes can be better regulated in low-income individuals leading to fewer deaths caused by these diseases. Furthermore, millions of Americans will be able to afford the prescription medications they need. Every state that is opting out of the Medicaid expansion has a republican governor that is against the program. Maybe these states should care more about their residents than politics.
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After doing research, I found that in 2014, with Obama care, millions of Americans will have access to reliable, high quality medical care, protecting patients from insurance abuse, and giving our people a better, healthier tomorrow. The PPACA provides benefits to low and middle low income families and businesses while increasing taxes of those in upper classes, to technically support the cost of others who are disabled, and/or unable to afford health insurance. I found that the average American has a lot to gain and little to lose, while making more could notice a negative financial effect; in the end, all Americans will benefit from the additional protection when boiling down to their healthcare. This reform would allow Americans to re... ... middle of paper ... ...eb. 25 Apr.
The big issue is that Democrats believe that the bill that they pushed through Congress will help people with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes. They also believe in the long run it will benefit the United States as a whole. The Republicans however believe that the bill is destroying jobs, raising taxes, and increasing the cost of healthcare in general ("Repeal and Replace the Job-Destroying Health Care Law - A Pledge to America"). Some Alexander 2 people also believe it may hurt jobs in the medical field in the future and it may affect doctor's incomes now. On the other hand, everyone can accept that the healthcare reform law will indeed benefit people with pre-existing illnesses such as diabetes.