II Dr. Paula Porter June 28‚ 2010 The new healthcare reform act recently passed will be fully implemented by 2014. Every person living legally in the United States will be guaranteed‚ under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ (PPACA)‚ healthcare insurance. Across the United States‚ primary care doctors are already preparing for the full impact this will have on their practices. In keeping with the promise made by President Obama‚ physicians are already planning to increase their
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Pay for Performance Article Review: Affordable Care Act and Its Effect on Pay-for-Performance Programs Anthony Ray Shannon HSM-546 Keller School of Management Professor: Dr. Karlene Richardson October 12‚ 2014 Affordable Care Act and Its Effect on Pay-for-Performance Programs Pay-For-Performance Programs (PFP) are put in place to properly rate the effectiveness of the healthcare quality and related costs in all aspects of the healthcare industry‚ like with the day to day healthcare operations
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2014). The PPACA is set up to provide and ensure equal access to medical services to all Americans that are signed up for the insurance. One aspect of the PPACA that seems to be a great asset to the health care reform is that it will allow for extended coverage to children that remain under the care of their parents’ insurance until the age of 26 (Sultz & Young‚ 2012). This provision is a gap closure for those who are still in college and may be looking for employment. The PPACA will be a godsend
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purpose of this alert is to discuss important implications to employers. Overview When President Obama‚ on 23 March‚ 2010 signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act referred to as the PPACA‚ is the beginning of a new healthcare system in the United States. The jury is still out on whether this law will achieve the goals which were set out for it to achieve during its inception.
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The Development of Advanced Practice Nursing: The Role of Health Care Reform Lauren Minimo Azusa Pacific University The Development of Advanced Practice Nursing: The Role of Health Care Reform The purpose of this paper is to describe the role of health care reform with regards to the evolution and development of advanced practice nursing (APN) in the United States. Foundational aspects prominent in the development of defined APN roles include the health needs in society‚ support for innovation
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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 quality health care to everyone across the U.S regardless their financial status and pre-existing conditions (sex)
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positive step for the well – being of our country ’s citizens. Still‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) also known as ObamaCare has been one of the most controversial topics of our time. In order to understand why this is such a controversial topic we must understand exactly what this act means to the people. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) states that with limited exceptions‚ every resident of the United States must have health insurance that must meets
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Connor Roberg ECON 427 Professor Joiner 17 April 2013 Changing Medicare to a Premium Support System The high and rising cost of the United States health care system is placing a huge burden on families‚ businesses‚ and the younger generations who are going to be stuck paying for the national debt that is continually increasing. The fiscal stability of our government and the United States as a whole is at risk due to the current health care system that is in place. Current health care spending
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one of the biggest social and economic problems Americans face today. Due to the rising cost of medical care and health insurance‚ many Americans are either uninsured or do not have adequate coverage. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ commonly known as Obama Care‚ is part of a decade-long effort to reform the nation’s health care system and ensure that more Americans have adequate and affordable health care coverage (Salem Press Encyclopedia‚ 2013). This essay will briefly explain
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Many of the reforms contained within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) are aimed at reducing health care costs and improving quality without rationing care‚ cutting benefits or reducing eligibility. Starting with the populations that suffer from the most difficult health conditions and have the most medical expenses makes sense. If designed and implemented properly‚ these reforms hold the potential to transform not only their lives‚ but also to serve as models for other
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