Affordable Care Act Pros And Cons
Affordable Care Act
The health care system in the United States is a social problem that in one way or another affects all of us. The country has been led by many presidents that had tried to change the course of the heath problem of the most industrialized country in the world. Leaving behind the vested interest and power of many, in 2010 the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ‘Obamacare’) was born, thanks to the effort of President Obama. Today many citizens have health insurance and are happy knowing that they are not denied for their pre- existent conditions, while others face penalties for not carrying insurance. The ACA is the beginning of a long process because the country still has a lot to learn from other countries that …show more content…
According to the president of World Money Watch, Kimberly Amadeo, one advantage is that “the ACA slows the rise of health care cost. It does this by providing insurance for millions and making preventive care free” (Amadeo, 2017). This is a great advantage of the health care system in the United States, because people are more willing to go to the doctor when the symptoms first appear and not wait until they are seriously ill. Today, people who have a health insurance, have a primary doctor who monitors their health, slowing costs in the future. Before the ACA existed, people ended up in the emergency rooms expending a lot of money on expensive procedures because they did not have health insurance and they waited until the disease had progressed too far. This affected the lower and working classes the most, because they couldn’t afford the expensive medications and doctor’s visits. According to Kimberly Amadeo, before the Affordable Care Act, “the cost of emergency room care for the uninsured was a staggering $10 billion a year. People without health insurance couldn’t afford expensive medications and they ended up in the emergency room with heart attacks, strokes, and other complications”(Amadeo,
The health care system in the United States is a social problem that in one way or another affects all of us. The country has been led by many presidents that had tried to change the course of the heath problem of the most industrialized country in the world. Leaving behind the vested interest and power of many, in 2010 the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ‘Obamacare’) was born, thanks to the effort of President Obama. Today many citizens have health insurance and are happy knowing that they are not denied for their pre- existent conditions, while others face penalties for not carrying insurance. The ACA is the beginning of a long process because the country still has a lot to learn from other countries that …show more content…
According to the president of World Money Watch, Kimberly Amadeo, one advantage is that “the ACA slows the rise of health care cost. It does this by providing insurance for millions and making preventive care free” (Amadeo, 2017). This is a great advantage of the health care system in the United States, because people are more willing to go to the doctor when the symptoms first appear and not wait until they are seriously ill. Today, people who have a health insurance, have a primary doctor who monitors their health, slowing costs in the future. Before the ACA existed, people ended up in the emergency rooms expending a lot of money on expensive procedures because they did not have health insurance and they waited until the disease had progressed too far. This affected the lower and working classes the most, because they couldn’t afford the expensive medications and doctor’s visits. According to Kimberly Amadeo, before the Affordable Care Act, “the cost of emergency room care for the uninsured was a staggering $10 billion a year. People without health insurance couldn’t afford expensive medications and they ended up in the emergency room with heart attacks, strokes, and other complications”(Amadeo,