In March 23 2010, The Affordable Care Act was passed by congress and signed by the President. In passing this act, it will provide Americans with health coverage, health care, and reform health as we’ve seen it previously. This act secures health care for Americans by expanding coverage, enhancing the quality provided holding insurance companies more accountable then individuals. Also, the Affordable Care Act will provide lower costs, and provide insurance selection to Americans. Americans health needs will be tailored for that specific individuals need, which will improve the relationship between patient and doctor.
The Affordable care act will extend coverage to 30 million Americans and expansion of Medicaid services. This act will cover health services, health care, health programs, medicine, private HCO, public HCO and other health concerns that will be taken care off. The Affordable Care Act is broken into 10 sections with a title, each section specifies and enforces a certain act that will changed ranging from healthcare programs to health care workforce. The sections are: * Title 1. Quality, Affordable health care for all Americans * Title 2. The role of Public Programs * Title 3. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care * Title 4. Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health * Title 5. Health Care Work Force * Title 6. Transparency and Program Integrity * Title 7. Improving access to innovative Medical Therapies * Title 8. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act * Title 9. Revenue Provisions * Title 10. Renovation of The Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Each title is what exactly that section will cover and then includes subsections. For example Title 2. The role of Public programs is to help Medicaid and Medicare but there is more to Public Programs then the basics. There are the drug prescription debates, maternal/child health services,