The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010. It has been the source of many heated political debates and has been under scrutiny since its inception. Currently‚ 18 percent of our U.S. gross domestic product is spent on healthcare‚ that equals out to approximately 2.9 trillion dollars and we don’t have the quality care to show as the results. With the costs continually increasing and the lack of positive results‚
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Running Head: “Affordable Care Act – Assignment 3” President Obama’s Affordable Care Act – Assignment 3 Strayer University Dr. Neely PAD 510 August 25‚ 2013 Abstract This is Assignment 3 for the Affordable Care Act. This paper contains the corrected Assignment 1 and 2 as well as Assignment 3 which is the Position Paper. The Affordable Care Act is a frequently discussed topic today by Americans. The Affordable Care Act is supposed to allow all Americans to have
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“Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable‚ affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable” (Elizabeth Edwards). Universal health care is one of the primary goals the United States wants for all Americans. The fight for universal health care dates back to 1993 when Bill Clinton suggested a reform bill for employers to provide health insurance‚ but the Senate rejected it and proposed individuals instead of employees to buy insurance. This specific proposal
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Question No. 1 Answer: Affordable care act which is also called as Obama care act is a very hot topic for discussion regarding its benefits and drawbacks. Both advantages and disadvantages of affordable care act are visible to every person. Based on the disadvantages of affordable care act‚ it should be repealed. The repealing of affordable care act will bring many advantages. There are many reasons of repealing of affordable care act such as it has cause a huge increase in spending for healthcare
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surrounding all the rules of the Affordable health. However‚ affordable health care ought to be ubiquitous and responsive to changes in consumer demand (Mokhtai‚ 2016). Providing affordable health care by reducing out-of-pocket costs‚ and encouraging prevention‚ maintenance‚ and promotion of health are essential elements of promoting the health of nation. A patient-centered health care system should enable patients to act as sovereign consumers‚ but a health care industry that is rationalized by
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with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) given the recent presidential election outcome. The answer is not simple regarding whether the ACA should be replaced or repealed. The new president and congress will also have to focus on the costs of health care‚ driven by new drugs and treatments‚ an aging population‚ and how to preserve the Medicare program‚ whose current funding cannot be forever sustained. The ACA created subsidies and increased federal spending for healthcare for the purchase of health insurance
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Affordable Care Act‚ Helps or Hurts Brian Steensen HCS 571 January 14‚ 2014 Theresa Pichelmeyer Affordable Care Act‚ Helps or Hurts The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the most radical health care change through legislation by the United States government as Medicare. The Affordable Care Act has given over to the United States government the right to strictly regulate the whole of the health care system. The definition of socialism by Merriam-Webster is “any of various economic and political
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The Affordable Care Act‚ Helping or Hurting? Merriam-Webster’s definition of socialism is “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods”. The Affordable Care act permits the U.S. Government to strictly regulate the health care system‚ almost to the point of eventual monopolization. The act is also known as “Obamacare”‚ even though it is a program Democrats have sought to pass
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On average obese employees pay higher health premiums and receive a higher out-of-pocket cost‚ increasing about $1000 (Christianson). This process of increasing the premium of someone who is obese is quite unethical in my eyes. I believe it to be unethical because for many who are obese‚ it
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23‚ 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care‚ the way insurance companies handle health care as a product‚ and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number
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