The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ commonly called the Affordable Care Act or colloquially Obamacare‚ is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act amendment‚ it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The ACA was enacted to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance
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Obama enacted the Affordable Care Act. It place health insurance reforms which makes health care more affordable. It allows people to be in charge of their healthcare. This act has benefits for women‚ young adults‚ seniors‚ businesses‚ and pretty much everyone. It has many benefits such as providing protection against Health Care fraud‚ holding insurance companies accountable‚ consumer protections‚ improving and lowering healthcare costs‚ and allowing easier access to health care. It provides many
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Annotated Bibliography Your Name and School Here Annotated Bibliography Qualitative Study Williams‚ M. (2007).Cutting Edge Neurosurgery. Journal of Perioperative‚ 12(17)‚ 577-582. In this article‚ Williams investigates the importance of radiological modalities incorporated into surgery making it minimally invasive for patients. Williams found out that the evolution and use of CT and MRI images has become the best tool for surgeons to locate pathology and injuries with less invasive procedure
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The affordable Care Act Also known as Obama Care has been the most controversial topic that most Americans debate on. It wasn’t clear whether this would be beneficial for everyone. The main aim of the ACA was to increase healthcare access for low income Americans by providing affordable healthcare coverage‚ to improve the quality of healthcare‚ to reduce healthcare cost‚ and to regulate the healthcare insurance companies. Since the act was passed millions of uninsured Americans were able to get affordable
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Annotated Bibliography Physician Referal for profit Should physicians have physical therapy services in private practices? Magistro‚ Charles M. “Twenty-Second Mary McMillan Lecture.” Physical Therapy Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association. 67 (1987): 1726-1732 CINAHL Full Text web 23 October 2012 The journal makes reference to a lecture given by Charles M. Magistro‚ Director of Physical Therapy‚ Pomona Valley Community Hospital‚ presented
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Annotated Bibliography Galen College of Nursing Annotated Bibliography Mayo Clinic (2011). Personal health record: A tool for managing your health. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/personal-health-record/MY00665 This source talks about how electronic health records makes it easy to gather and manage medical information in a secure location (Mayo Clinic‚ 2001‚ pg. 1). They explain what a health record is and what goes into it. The advantages and disadvantages to this system
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Affordable Care Act The health care system in the United States is a social problem that in one way or another affects all of us. The country has been led by many presidents that had tried to change the course of the heath problem of the most industrialized country in the world. Leaving behind the vested interest and power of many‚ in 2010 the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ‘Obamacare’) was born‚ thanks to the effort of President Obama. Today many citizens have health insurance and
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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‚ n.d.”‚ p. 1). As a result‚ seniors received no additional money to cover the cost of prescription drugs. The Affordable Care Act will provide additional discounts for seniors on Medicare to defray the cost of prescription medications and will close the gap by 2020 (“The Affordable Care‚ n.d.”). Also‚ all 741‚000 seniors in Maryland will receive free preventative services which include wellness exams and preventative screening for cancer at no cost (“The Affordable Care‚ n
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Create and Annotated Bibliography is my sample topic here you would put in your topic) by Lou Petitemorte submitted to Dr. Joel D. Nicholson Seminar in International Business Fall Semester‚ 2003 November 4‚ 2003 INTRODUCTION This annotated bibliography is designed to give graduate students a clear idea of how to prepare an annotated bibliography. It is essential that an annotated bibliography begins with a clear indication of the topic. In this case‚ my topic is how to do an annotated bibliography
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