ACA Lawsuit
Northwest Missouri State University
Affordable Care Act Lawsuit
Hallie Henggeler
Intro to American Government and Politics, Section 05
Dr. Jerome
December 4, 2014
On March 23, 2010 Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, also known as, “ACA” or “Obamacare”, before it was then signed into a law by President Barak Obama. A burning question has arose in today’s society, what has the President and his health care law done to cause so much trouble within our government? Throughout the course of my paper I will discuss what the Affordable Care Act is, the flaws within the law, and the government’s argument and stand point.
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, “The Affordable Care Act puts consumers back in charge of their health care. Under the new law, “Patient’s Bill of Rights”, it puts in custom for American people to have better stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health. The law gives people the opportunity to have better coverage through insurance companies, reduces premium costs, and extends the quality in care. It also offers Americans without coverage the ability to choose the insurance coverage that works best for them in a newly open, competitive insurance market.” (U.S Department of Health & Human Services). On June 28, 2012 the Supreme Court put in a final decision to uphold the law, up in till July of 2014 when Congress turned the tables. On July 30th, 2014 the Republicans voted to set forth with their decision to file a lawsuit against President Obama. The Republicans stated that the President violate the terms of the Constitution with his high powers of executive orders. Within the votes, nearly all Democrats voted against it and all but five of the Republicans voted for the lawsuit, ending the vote with 225-201. As both parties were nearing November elections, they were using the pending lawsuit to gain support from the people. As the members within Congress were
Affordable Care Act Lawsuit
Hallie Henggeler
Intro to American Government and Politics, Section 05
Dr. Jerome
December 4, 2014
On March 23, 2010 Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, also known as, “ACA” or “Obamacare”, before it was then signed into a law by President Barak Obama. A burning question has arose in today’s society, what has the President and his health care law done to cause so much trouble within our government? Throughout the course of my paper I will discuss what the Affordable Care Act is, the flaws within the law, and the government’s argument and stand point.
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, “The Affordable Care Act puts consumers back in charge of their health care. Under the new law, “Patient’s Bill of Rights”, it puts in custom for American people to have better stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health. The law gives people the opportunity to have better coverage through insurance companies, reduces premium costs, and extends the quality in care. It also offers Americans without coverage the ability to choose the insurance coverage that works best for them in a newly open, competitive insurance market.” (U.S Department of Health & Human Services). On June 28, 2012 the Supreme Court put in a final decision to uphold the law, up in till July of 2014 when Congress turned the tables. On July 30th, 2014 the Republicans voted to set forth with their decision to file a lawsuit against President Obama. The Republicans stated that the President violate the terms of the Constitution with his high powers of executive orders. Within the votes, nearly all Democrats voted against it and all but five of the Republicans voted for the lawsuit, ending the vote with 225-201. As both parties were nearing November elections, they were using the pending lawsuit to gain support from the people. As the members within Congress were
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