Pros And Cons Of The PPACA
PPACA: Improvement or Liability?
Introduction
In March 2010, President Obama and Congress voted and passed one of the most pertinent piece of health care legislation in the past fifty years. This law is identifiable by multiple names such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Obamacare, and/or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). No matter the name, the purpose of the law was to increase availability to quality health care through affordable health insurance. Furthermore, the PPACA has achieved its goal, as uninsured Americans have decreased from 48 million to 28.6 million between 2010 and 2016 (Bakalar, 2017). Overall, the PPACA has been an improvement to our country’s health care system; but not without some drawbacks. The purpose of this document is to provide supportive …show more content…
The state of primary care is somewhat volatile with an uncertain future as a shortage is inevitable. People are living longer while established providers are retiring creating a deficient. Therefore, millions of newly insured individuals that are entitled to free preventative care is an additional stressor. Data indicates in 2011, a minimum of 40 million people will not have to pay for preventive screenings; and that number will increase to 90 million by 2013(Abrams, 2011).
Under the PPACA, primary care will have the responsibility of increasing same-day access with the expectation of reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Although, the PPACA attempted to address this challenge with a stimulus package which guaranteed to train additional primary doctors the burden would be too great. As it has been noted by 2030 the country will experience an estimated shortage of physicians between 40,800 to 104,900; and primary care’s deficient is approximated to be between 8,700 and 43,100 (Mann, 2017).
Fewer Insurance
Introduction
In March 2010, President Obama and Congress voted and passed one of the most pertinent piece of health care legislation in the past fifty years. This law is identifiable by multiple names such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Obamacare, and/or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). No matter the name, the purpose of the law was to increase availability to quality health care through affordable health insurance. Furthermore, the PPACA has achieved its goal, as uninsured Americans have decreased from 48 million to 28.6 million between 2010 and 2016 (Bakalar, 2017). Overall, the PPACA has been an improvement to our country’s health care system; but not without some drawbacks. The purpose of this document is to provide supportive …show more content…
The state of primary care is somewhat volatile with an uncertain future as a shortage is inevitable. People are living longer while established providers are retiring creating a deficient. Therefore, millions of newly insured individuals that are entitled to free preventative care is an additional stressor. Data indicates in 2011, a minimum of 40 million people will not have to pay for preventive screenings; and that number will increase to 90 million by 2013(Abrams, 2011).
Under the PPACA, primary care will have the responsibility of increasing same-day access with the expectation of reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Although, the PPACA attempted to address this challenge with a stimulus package which guaranteed to train additional primary doctors the burden would be too great. As it has been noted by 2030 the country will experience an estimated shortage of physicians between 40,800 to 104,900; and primary care’s deficient is approximated to be between 8,700 and 43,100 (Mann, 2017).
Fewer Insurance