The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was created to address the millions of uninsured Americans who were without health care. As a result, millions of Americans can now have health insurance that is now affordable. In fact, it made health care available to individuals who have preexisting conditions, and were once denied by …show more content…
insurance companies. Moreover, Democrats seek to continually improve and implement health care reform for millions of Americans.
Reforms in the Affordable Care Act.
Allows young adults to stay on their parent’s health care policy until they’re 26 years old. The health care act allowed 83 percent of Americans with private plans and free preventive care. In addition, eliminates lifetime limits, prohibiting insurance companies from capping the amount they spend on a health care policy annually. As a result, over 105 million Americans have had their lifetime limits totally eliminated. In the same way, the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, has caused some obstacles for the Democrats.
On the account of Obamacare, it has left millions of taxpayers in disarray. Funding the Affordable Care Act has been one insurmountable task for the Democrats, where the burden on the taxpayer has been tremendous. In addition, Republicans are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act due to its broad reach and how it was implemented. Coupled with the preexisting problems, the health care reform Democrats hoped to address is now under scrutiny, and face possible repeal. So, consequently, Obamacare, which is helping about 20 million Americans, can now leave millions without health care once
again.
In similar manner, democrats are scrambling to save Obamacare in which they have offered amendments that can improve certain sections, to avoid the drastic dismantling of the Affordable Care Act. In fact, some Democrats will never vote to repeal Obamacare, but believe the ideologies of the Republicans on replacing Obamacare is not too far from their own. Uniquely, if it was repealed, they have no problem with coming together for a bipartisan solution.
So in conclusion, health care in America is once again up for debate, leaving millions of Americans in limbo on their health care needs. Therefore, the health care issue is highly controversial. Democrats are relentless is assuring that all Americans should have high quality health care, that is accessible and affordable. Furthermore, I understand that health care should be available, being that I am a veteran that is for the people, and think health care should be available to everyone, no matter the cost.