The Obama care Health Insurance is one of the most controversial‚ and horrific idea for the United States economy. The Affordable Care Act‚ implemented by former President Barack Obama‚ has put millions of people in debt and millions people in the United States are at risk of bankruptcy. The government forces people to have health insurance even if they do not want it. Young adults are also forced to heave health insurance‚ even though they might not need it because of their healthy lifestyle. Some
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Amber Harris Diane Mercer Honors English 1 23 April 2016 Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act is the notion of affordability and the role of health insurance in making otherwise unaffordable health care affordable (Nyman and Trenz 264). The Affordable Care Act gives every American a right to health care through Obamacare. Millions of Americans have benefitted by receiving insurance coverage through the ACA. Many of these people were unemployed or had low-paying jobs. Some could not work because
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Health Services Strategic Marketing-HAS 505 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Dr. Gary A. Morris | 4/24/2011 | 1. Determine how this Federal law will affect market-driven and non-market driven decisions. This federal will affect the marketing aspect of the health care industry regardless if they are driven or not. If the companies are driven and market correctly then they will be able to attract people that are willing to pay for the services they
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| HEALTH BRIEF | Effective Community Mental Health Care in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | | Guadalupe Bernardez-Hicks | 1/20/2011 | | HEALTH BRIEF Effective Community Mental Health Care in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act By Guadalupe Bernardez-Hicks INTRODUCTION: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA)‚ includes expansion of mental health services available
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The Affordable Care Act is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. Also‚ known as “Obomacare”‚ the Affordable Care Act has three primary goals. These goals include making affordable health insurance available to more people‚ expand Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level‚ and support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally.1 The reason that the affordable care act included
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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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12 million undocumented immigrants that are denied affordable access to healthcare (Rosen‚ 2012). In 2010 President Barack Obama signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with the intention to expand economical healthcare to the millions of uninsured residents across the United States. However‚ this law excludes undocumented immigrants from receiving health insurance from the Marketplace‚ Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (D’Emilia & Suplee‚ 2012)
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I have mixed feelings about health care reform. Being in the health care profession and being a United States resident‚ I can debate both sides of the issue. The topic infuriates me. I am old-school‚ I believe that people should work for living‚ and employers should ensure that employees can make a living. Meaning‚ people should give 110% while at work‚ and the companies that they work for should provide safe working conditions‚ as well as benefits to ensure that the people can live 110% at home
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that meets the government’s thresholds. The government has made marginal changes with regard to 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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Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and to discuss its potential impact on healthcare access‚ costs and quality‚ and insurance companies. . II. Healthcare Reform Timeline The PPACA includes comprehensive reforms that will take place over the next four years. It is intended to hold insurance companies more accountable‚ protect consumers‚ lower health care costs‚ increase the quality of care and provide more health care choices
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