Utilitarianism In Health Care

John Stuart Mill approach ethics influenced healthcare administrators because of its utilitarian principles to the realistic approach to challenge tough healthcare decisions. I believe implementing the ACA, was used the utilitarian method, because this was not an easy decision to make. In addition, ACA had to implemented to reduce medical cost in the senior population. In 2012 Medicare spent 377 billion dollars on inpatient hospital stays. Due to the increase in inpatient hospital stays, by the Baby Boomer generation, the modern-economy has experienced positive and negative outcomes (Moore, B, PhD, Levit, K, B.A., Elixhauser, A, PhD, 2015). Medicare and Social Security Administration going bankrupt—this is due to the finite federal budget
The ACA has reformed the healthcare system and forced the Medicare/ Medicare to add benefits to the plan that in the past was not a covered service and influence the private insurance companies to add benefits that were not covered. For example, the ACA provides:
• Free preventative care
• Protects individuals from life time caps
• Provides continuity of care
• Protects individuals from being disqualified from the insurance company’s services for preexisting disease or condition
• Forces healthcare providers to work together to provide quality healthcare services
ACA provides equality because it accessible to everyone. It does relay on social economical or diagnosis therefore it makes healthcare easily accessible to all persons to receive quality healthcare. The ACA is considered a cost shared benefit.
Reference
Stewart, Victoria. "Baby Boomers on the Brinks." Http://www6.miami.edu/miami magazine/spring98/aging.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 15

Preventive Care: Everyone Needs an Ounce of Prevention." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 08 May 2015. Web. 24 Apr.