Free Rider Penalty Research Paper
Navya Motaparthi Midwestern State University Writing Assignment 2 HSAD 5233 Health Policy
Individuals who take more than what's coming to them of advantage and don't pay their part of expense for utilizing the advantage are called ‘free riders’. This in the health care system can be briefly explained as uninsured people using the medicare even though they can afford to have insurance. Many people do not buy the medical insurance, although, they have funds to do so and later get access to free medical care when needed, thus, burdening the tax-payers. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), penalizes the free riders by preventing the medical coverage subsidies to the irresponsible citizens therby, ensuring stability, safety, and medical advantges to millions of people (3 Key Facts About The Free Rider Penalty). …show more content…
Inorder, to preserve the healthcare by the proposals of legislation, the communitarian point of view, equity based speculations and excellence should come together (Heubel, 2000).
References
Douglas A. Kahn & Jeffrey H. Kahn, Commentary, Free Rider: A Justification for Mandatory Medical Insurance Under Health Care Reform?, 109 MICH. L. REV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 78 (2011), http://www.michiganlawreview.org/assets/fi/109/kahn.pdf.
Feldstein, P. J. (2006). The Politics of Health Legislation : An Economic Perspective. Chicago: Health Administration Press.
Heubel, F. (2000). Patients or Customers: Ethical limits of market economy in health care. Journal Of Medicine & Philosophy, 25(2),
Individuals who take more than what's coming to them of advantage and don't pay their part of expense for utilizing the advantage are called ‘free riders’. This in the health care system can be briefly explained as uninsured people using the medicare even though they can afford to have insurance. Many people do not buy the medical insurance, although, they have funds to do so and later get access to free medical care when needed, thus, burdening the tax-payers. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), penalizes the free riders by preventing the medical coverage subsidies to the irresponsible citizens therby, ensuring stability, safety, and medical advantges to millions of people (3 Key Facts About The Free Rider Penalty). …show more content…
Inorder, to preserve the healthcare by the proposals of legislation, the communitarian point of view, equity based speculations and excellence should come together (Heubel, 2000).
References
Douglas A. Kahn & Jeffrey H. Kahn, Commentary, Free Rider: A Justification for Mandatory Medical Insurance Under Health Care Reform?, 109 MICH. L. REV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 78 (2011), http://www.michiganlawreview.org/assets/fi/109/kahn.pdf.
Feldstein, P. J. (2006). The Politics of Health Legislation : An Economic Perspective. Chicago: Health Administration Press.
Heubel, F. (2000). Patients or Customers: Ethical limits of market economy in health care. Journal Of Medicine & Philosophy, 25(2),