its action plan for the Affordable Care Act and companies have been utilizing rational thought processes by evaluating the marginal costs and benefits of the 40% tax that will
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Impact of Affordable Care Act on North Carolina Uninsured Population Rita Santos Walden University NURS-6050N-1‚Policy & Advocacy for Population Health January 3‚ 2014 Impact of ACA on North Carolina Uninsured Population The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is in vigor since January 1‚ 2014‚ and hospitals and health care providers are not sure about how many people will knock at their door for health care. So far‚ according to Camp (2014) “More than two million people across the country have signed
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Issues in Healthcare of America Problem Statement: Chronic diseases – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ diabetes‚ and obesity – are the most common and leading causes of death in America. Impact of Affordable Care Act of 2010 The Affordable Care Act is a health care reform law‚ which was made to make healthcare affordable and available to more people. “An estimated 30 million Americans were expected to gain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act” (HERITAGE) causing many people who suffer
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I believe there are positives and negatives with the affordable care act. The Affordable care act was enacted in 2010 and its main focus revolves around the idea that "healthcare is a right‚ not a privilege" (Wilbanks‚ 2014). In the 5 years since the ACA was enacted‚ about 3 million uninsured people under 26 have become insured through their parents and more than 30 million Americans are now insured thanks to the additional protections against preexisting conditions and terminating policies due
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Affordable Health Care Act Name of Professor Institution Affiliation Affordable Health Care Act According to the journal ‘The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing’ Sorrell attempts to ascertain how legislature‚ individual and communities struggle to enact health care reforms that are upheld constitutionally in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The health care act was first enacted in 2010. The Affordable Care Act outlines important ethical reforms of justice that provide
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The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of the Affordable Care Act and Florida Blue. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23rd‚ 2010. The Act is a daring attempt by President Barack Obama to reform the healthcare system in the United States. The new healthcare reform act is historical because of its scope and size. Opponents to the healthcare act state it is an attempt to increase the size and power of the federal government and
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Jamie Olszewski Healthcare Paper 2013 Introduction to Public Health Will my insurance cover all of my medical costs? How much medical debt do you need before you can file bankruptcy? Do people commonly file bankruptcy because of medical bills? These are questions American citizens are facing with the failing health care system in the United States. As we‚ The United States of America‚ enter a new time‚ with new laws and a new health care reform act rolling into play‚ we should explore all
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role of nurses in Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a Community-Based
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The Affordable Care Act has its good meaning in providing access to health care system‚ prohibiting insurance companies in denying healthcare coverage to ill people and increasing the healthcare cost‚ and promoting Medicaid expansion to people with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level. However‚ there are many flaws‚ such as personal mandate and penalty and social injustice‚ in passing this law. Many people may believe that the Congress has a power to declare personal mandate to have health
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Historical Misrepresentation of the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare is a statute signed into a law by President Barack Obama on March‚ 23 2010. This act is a part of a health care reform which among other things will change and regulate requirements for employers group insurance plans as well as private health plans and public health programs. Ever since ACA was introduced it has been
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