The Affordable Care Act In March 23 2010‚ The Affordable Care Act was passed by congress and signed by the President. In passing this act‚ it will provide Americans with health coverage‚ health care‚ and reform health as we’ve seen it previously. This act secures health care for Americans by expanding coverage‚ enhancing the quality provided holding insurance companies more accountable then individuals. Also‚ the Affordable Care Act will provide lower costs‚ and provide insurance selection to
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Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) How the Affordable Care Act Effects United States Citizens The overarching theme of my paper is the controversial topic of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ commonly known as Obama Care‚ is now open in the U.S. and means there are many new changes that exist in the health care policies. The problem with these health care policies is that many Americans don’t have any health care insurance‚ and this is
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The Affordable Care Act It has been asked if healthcare is a right or privilege‚ with the Affordable Care Act‚ coming into play it would appear to be no choice in the matter. Everyone will have to have some type of insurance coverage or pay a penalty. Congress is having a hard time trying to decide how to fund on this bill. Will the bill help or hurt America? Some issues I see are how will it hurt the small business owner‚ will some Americans lose full time job status so that the business owner
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The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care‚ also known by its nickname “Obamacare”‚ is federal healthcare legislation that was passed through congress and signed by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to provide affordable health insurance for everyone in the country. The ACA faced many legal challenges after President Obama signed it into law‚ and the legal proceedings ended with
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Savannah Robinson BIO 260 Dr. Wechman Sept. 5‚ 2014 Affordable Care Act Opinion I do not support the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act‚ otherwise known as ObamaCare‚ has some good arguments and some bad. Reporters on television and online media sites place untruthful statements about Obamacare to help those involved. However‚ I also believe that it is great that all people will have health care coverage at some point and that you can not be turned down for coverage. They say there is
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Professor Iwanek Govt 2305 10/06/13 Executive Summary on The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the new health care reform law otherwise known as ObamaCare. The ACA attempts to reform the healthcare system through affordable quality health insurance‚ and by reducing the increase of healthcare spending. Reforms include new benefits‚ rights and protections‚ rules for insurance companies‚ taxes‚ tax breaks‚ funding‚ spending‚ the creation of committees‚ education‚ new job creation
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Understanding the Public Health and the Law On September 23‚ 2010 new reforms under the Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. “These reforms will give Americans new rights and benefits‚ including helping more children get health coverage‚ ending lifetime and most annual limits on care‚ and giving patients access to recommended preventive services without cost-sharing (Turnock‚ 2010).” These reforms will apply to all new health plans‚ and too
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Affordable Care Act Topics Joseph L. Mitchell‚ Jr. January 22‚ 2014 HCS/490 Dr. Michael Minor Summaries The Marketplace is a new method of finding health coverage that best fits an individuals needs and budget. Prior to the Affordable Care Act being approved‚ individuals were not able to acquire health insurance benfits as easily as it is now. Individuals simply apply for coverage based on options that available on the Marketplace website. Regardless of the state one lives in‚ he or she
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THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Impact of the Affordable Care Act The patient protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to have a major impact on the financing of healthcare‚ principally by expanding insurance coverage to approximately 32 million of the current 50.7 million uninsured by 2014. If the goal is reached‚ 95% of all Americans will have health insurance (Kovner& Knickman‚ 2011). The Affordable Care Act will expand coverage in two key ways: expanding Medicaid eligibility and
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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 from chronic diseases to now have coverage for their medical needs. The Affordable Care Act helped with getting people properly diagnosed with
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