HCS/440
June 10, 2013
Donna Lupinacci
Health Care Spending There are many issues with health care spending predicting the upcoming years. There are many questions individuals ask, such as will the premium and deductible be affordable? How will it affect the health care spending? And will it reduce health care cost? After reviewing the article Health Care Reform 2 it describes important issues with the Obamacare. The article states the Obamacare will not reduce health care spending because the Obamacare the achievement source will begin next year. However, it does not show the government how successful the Obamacare will be or either shows how it will benefit the economy. The author opinion of the Obamacare will not decrease health care spending he feels like it would increase the health care spending. His predicts in 11 years Americans will spend $1.8 trillion on the new government funding for the poor and middle-class individuals uninsured to obtain health insurance and to increase. In review from the author point-of-view the Obamacare law does not address or control the sudden increase of health care cost. The next question was stated was will the Obamacare reduce reimbursement for Medicare physicians? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid department has predicted Americans will spend $36.8 trillion over the next 10 years in health care. “The author’s opinion without passing the Obamacare law, the country will spend less than $500 billion in the next ten10 years” (Howard, 2013, p. 1) If the Obamacare is passed will families and employers face raising cost? The article states from the time when the Obamacare passed it have increased health care by 11.3%, Depending on the family size working families will have to add in 27%, more on his or her part. By dropping out-of-pocket cost for consumers the Obamacare will decrease incentives of the health care cost for the consumers. Overview of the author point of view he
References: Cost of Obamacare:Obamacare Cost. (2010, October 1). Retrieved from http://Obamacarefacts.com/costof-obamacare.php Howard, P. (2013, March 20). HealthCareReform 2.0. Retrieved from http://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/.../health-care-reform-20-463.html