The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is often referred to “Obamacare”. This act was signed by president Barrack Obama on March 23, 2010. The PPACA will ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care with lower prices. The government claims that the act is fully paid for and gives most Americans the quality health insurance that they deserve. The goal of this act is also to reduce the deficit over the next ten years. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act states that things will be run differently in the years to come. The changes from this act started in 2010, but by 2014 the new insurance reforms will be put into action and bigger changes will be made. Coverage is offered at four different levels to everyone signing up for the plan. The he Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to improve the quality and efficiency of US medical services for all US citizens. It is also planned to improve public health. All of these things make the act sound great, but will they really work that way? The cost of Medicare in the US is actually causing the poor to receive low quality care in the end. There is a big debate on whether it will help or harm seniors when everything starts to change. The PPACA supposedly is a good thing for senior citizens for a couple of reasons. First, all Americans under the plan are expected to receive quality health service and this includes seniors. The seniors will receive better care than they ever have before and costs will decrease for them. Second, the better treatments the seniors will receive will lead to better outcomes with their illnesses and out of pocket payments are believed to dwindle. Third, the seniors will also receive preventative ca... ... middle of paper ... ...4. Cohn, Michael. Doctors Are Opting Out of Medicare at an Alarming Rat. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2013. GaleNet. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. Eilperin, Juliet, Amy Goldstein, and Lean H. Sun. "Obama Offers an Insurance Fix." The Washington Post 15 Nov. 2013: n. pag. EBSCOhost. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. Moffitt, Robert. "Health Care Reform Law Will Harm Seniors." Health Care. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Obamacare Will Be Devastating to Seniors." Human Events (31 May 2010). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. Sebelius, Kathleen. "The Only Sensible Choice." USA Today 16 Mar. 2010: n. pag. EBSCOhost. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. Troy, Tevi. "The ObamaCare Debacle Deepens: How John Roberts Made a Disastrous Law Even Worse." Commentary 134.2 (2012): 30. GaleNet. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
One of the most controversial topics in the United States in recent years has been the route which should be undertaken in overhauling the healthcare system for the millions of Americans who are currently uninsured. It is important to note that the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to make healthcare affordable; it provides low-cost, government-subsidized insurance options through the State Health Insurance Marketplace (Amadeo 1). Our current president, Barack Obama, made it one of his goals to bring healthcare to all Americans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This plan, which has been termed “Obamacare”, has come under scrutiny from many Americans, but has also received a large amount of support in turn for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include a decrease in insurance discrimination on the basis of health or gender and affordable healthcare coverage for the millions of uninsured. The opposition to this act has cited increased costs and debt accumulation, a reduction in employer healthcare coverage options, as well as a penalization of those already using private healthcare insurance.
Just mention the word "Obamacare" and a heated debate will start right away. The legal name of Obamacare is "the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA" (Tate 1). The law has over 2500 pages and many have not read the entire law (Tate 12). Democrat Nancy Pelosi made an infamous remark back in 2010 stating "that Congress '[has] to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it'"...(Roff). This law was signed in March of 2010 and has a 54% disapproval rating among Americans today (Amadeo). The main goals of the law are to offer healthcare to all Americans, stop the rising costs of insurance, increase the number of "consumer benefits and protection", and solve several other healthcare concerns (Tate 13-15). What are some of the pros and cons of PPACA, and is this law good or bad for our country at this time?
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Agenda setting is the process that determines appropriate solutions to a certain problem of a given field (Kingdon, 3). The process itself consists of three streams: problems, policies, and politics (Kingdon, 16). These separate streams interact when windows of opportunity are open – solutions are fitted with problems, and the impetus for this relationship is amenable political forces (Kingdon, 20). Prominent agendas are determined by the problem or political streams, while solutions are crafted in in the policy stream (Kingdon, 20). In the field of health care, the agenda setting is based upon the high number of uninsured citizens, the rising cost of medical care, the development of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in response to this issue, and the key players that debate whether governmental involvement is the correct approach in the issue of universal healthcare.
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If the United States had unlimited funds, the appropriate response to such a high number of mentally ill Americans should naturally be to provide universal coverage that doesn’t discriminate between healthcare and mental healthcare. The United States doesn’t have unlimited funds to provide universal healthcare at this point, but the country does have the ability to stop coverage discrimination. A quarter of the 15.7 million Americans who received mental health care listed themselves as the main payer for the services, according to one survey that looked at those services from 2005 to 2009. 3 Separate research from the same agency found 45 percent of those not receiving mental health care listing cost as a barrier.3 President Obama and the advisors who helped construct The Affordable Care Act recognized the problem that confronts the mentally ill. Mental healthcare had to be more affordable and different measures had to be taken to help patients recover. Although The Affordable Care Act doesn’t provide mentally ill patients will universal coverage, the act has made substantial changes to the options available to them.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a federal that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 to systematically improve, reform, and structure the healthcare system. The ACA’s ultimate goal is to promote the health outcomes of an individual by reducing costs. Previously known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the ACA was established in order to increase the superiority, accessibility, and affordability of health insurance. President Obama has indicated the ACA is fully paid for and by staying under the original $900 billion dollar budget; it will be able to provide around 94% of Americans with coverage. In addition, the ACA has implemented that implemented that insurance companies can no longer deny c...
ObamaCare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a Health care reform law that was signed on March 23, 2010. ObamaCare’s goal is to provide more Americans with affordable health care insurance. ObamaCare also hopes to improve the quality of healthcare and health insurance in America, regulate the healthcare industry, and reduce the cost of healthcare in the United States. ObamaCare is made up of ten titles; I: Quality, Affordable Healthcare for all United State Citizens, II: The Role of Public Programs, III: Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Healthcare, IV: Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health, V: Healthcare Workforce, VI: Transparency and Program Integrity, VII: Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies, VIII: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act), IX: Revenue Provisions, and X: Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, is a new health policy created by the American federal government. Its purpose is to make healthcare more affordable and friendly for the people. Unfortunately in some way that does not prove to be the case. It is becoming apparent that Obama may have made some misleading statements to help get the ACA put into action. The ACA is sprinkled with many flaws that call for a reform such as people’s current plans being terminated, high costs, and at minimum some people’s hours being cut by their employers.
This paper will take into account the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Law and how all three branches of government are involved with the creation and analyze issues associated with the ACA. Subsequently the paper will describe the role of public opinion and lobbying groups. Thirdly this paper will evaluate the concepts of equity, efficiency, and effectiveness showcasing their role in the law and its passage. This paper will take into consideration the anticipated effects on cost, quality, and access, including discussing the balance of markets and the government. In closing this paper will highlight the anticipated effects on Medicare and aging as well as Medicaid and the poor. The ACA was signed on March 23, 2010 with the intention to offer all U.S. Citizens and residents a qualifying health care coverage plan. The law’s focus is to expand coverage, control health care cost, and improve health care delivery system.
Health insurance, too many American citizens, is not an option. However, some citizens find it unnecessary. Working in the health care field, I witness the effects of uninsured patients on medical offices. Too often, I see a “self-pay” patient receive care from their doctor and then fail to pay for it. Altogether, their refusal to pay leaves the office at a loss of money and calls for patients to pay extra in covering for the cost of the care the uninsured patient received. One office visit does not seem like too big of an expense, but multiple patients failing to pay for the care they receive adds up. Imagine the hospital bills that patients fail to pay; health services in a hospital are double, sometimes triple, in price at a hospital. It is unfair that paying patients are responsible for covering these unpaid services. Luckily, the Affordable Care Act was passed on March 23, 2010, otherwise known as Obamacare. Obamacare is necessary in America because it calls for all citizens to be health insured, no worrying about pre-existing conditions, and free benefits for men and women’s health.
The two major components of Medicare, the Hospital Insurance Program (Part A of Medicare) and the supplementary Medical Insurance program (Part B) may be exhausted by the year 2025, another sad fact of the Medicare situation at hand (“Medicare’s Future”). The burden brought about by the unfair dealings of HMO’s is having an adverse affect on the Medicare system. With the incredibly large burden brought about by the large amount of patients that Medicare is handed, it is becoming increasingly difficult to fund the system in the way that is necessary for it to function effectively. Most elderly people over the age of 65 are eligible for Medicare, but for a quite disturbing reason they are not able to reap the benefits of the taxes they have paid. Medicare is a national health plan covering 40 mi...
According to Medicaid.gov (n/a) the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a health reform that was established to better health care security for all Americans, it includes expanding coverage, holds insurance companies accountable, lowers health care costs, guarantees more choices, and enhances the quality of care for all Americans. The ACA is to help provide quality health care at a low price for those who struggle financially. Many Americans cannot afford health coverage, or their jobs do not provide coverage, therefore causing them to live without insurance then being penalized at the end of the year for not being covered. The ACA allows more Americans to have easier access to health insurance, saving them from paying a penalty. The ACA provisions
The Obama Care, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has a potential to improve health care. This law made health care more accessible to citizens because it inhibits insurers to deny insurance, institutes the individual and employer mandate, established lower standards for health plans, and provides an affordable health coverage to low income families and individuals. Furthermore, to foster a higher quality health care delivery system, the new law created an amendment to the Medicare payment program (Martin, 2015). However, the lawmakers must increase the citizens’ awareness of the law and encourage the other states not participating in the program.
Today, world’s population is aging at a very fast pace and United States is no exception to this demographic change. According to the U.S Census Bureau, senior citizens will be accounted for 21% of the American population in 2050 (Older Americans, 2012). Although living longer lives may not seem like a negative sign, living longer does not necessarily mean living healthier. Older adults of today are in need of long-term and health care services more than any generation before them (Older Americans, 2012). Because of the growing need for senior care, millions of families are facing critical decisions on how to provide care for their parents. In addition, declining birthrates may cause people to have less familial care and support as they age. To be able to provide the necessary care for senior citizens government funded long term care insurance program is needed.