The Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was put into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The focus of the Act is a health care law geared towards improving the health care system of the United States by broadening medical coverage to more Americans, as well as protecting the existing health insurance policy holders.
The Obama Administration, states that those people that already have health insurance will benefit from the legislation in many different ways. One particular way is that, insurance companies will no longer be able to cancel a person’s coverage if gets get sick, out-of-pocket costs will be covered for proven preventive and screening services, such as mammograms and colonoscopies. The purpose is to diagnose potential chronic and serious diseases quicker, when treatments can do the most good.
Persons with jobs but have no health coverage, as well people with pre-existing conditions, such as asthma or cancer should find it a lot easier to have reliable health care coverage as a result of this legislation put into effect. The US government states, that by 2014 far more Americans will have access to the health benefits that they need. This Act is also supposed to help small businesses make it affordable to give their employees access to health coverage and increase the number of primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other health care workers. But at what cost will this new health plan take on to our economy, taxpayers, and business as of today. (Medical News Today, What Is The Affordable Care Act? What Is Obamacare?, 30 Jun 2012)
Today, The Affordable Care Act seems to be viewed in extreme terms as either a big economic boost or a huge disaster in the makings. Could there be other issues, as well? Time can only tell on this. One group that this health plan is supposed to appeal to is the Senior
The Affordable Care Act, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was put into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The focus of the Act is a health care law geared towards improving the health care system of the United States by broadening medical coverage to more Americans, as well as protecting the existing health insurance policy holders.
The Obama Administration, states that those people that already have health insurance will benefit from the legislation in many different ways. One particular way is that, insurance companies will no longer be able to cancel a person’s coverage if gets get sick, out-of-pocket costs will be covered for proven preventive and screening services, such as mammograms and colonoscopies. The purpose is to diagnose potential chronic and serious diseases quicker, when treatments can do the most good.
Persons with jobs but have no health coverage, as well people with pre-existing conditions, such as asthma or cancer should find it a lot easier to have reliable health care coverage as a result of this legislation put into effect. The US government states, that by 2014 far more Americans will have access to the health benefits that they need. This Act is also supposed to help small businesses make it affordable to give their employees access to health coverage and increase the number of primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other health care workers. But at what cost will this new health plan take on to our economy, taxpayers, and business as of today. (Medical News Today, What Is The Affordable Care Act? What Is Obamacare?, 30 Jun 2012)
Today, The Affordable Care Act seems to be viewed in extreme terms as either a big economic boost or a huge disaster in the makings. Could there be other issues, as well? Time can only tell on this. One group that this health plan is supposed to appeal to is the Senior