revealed that Americans consistently fail to correctly identify the provisions that are actually in the Affordable Care Act. In April‚ a poll found that 40 percent of Americans weren’t sure about whether Obamacare was still law at all. Administration officials are racing against the clock to reverse those incorrect public perceptions‚ ramping up their outreach efforts before the health law’s new state-level marketplaces open for enrollment this upcoming week. As the open enrollment period draws near
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Lesson Five: Does Lawmaking Shape Society? What was the name of the bill or law? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare". What level of government considered it? Federal Government. What was the purpose of the bill or law? The purpose of the legislation is to assure that all Americans have access to affordable health insurance. What is the history of the bill or law? Did it pass or fail? What steps of the lawmaking process
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act in Texas On June 28‚ 2012‚ The Supreme Court ruled the Federal Government does not have the constitutional right to sanction an individual to buy health insurance‚ but declared that the states do have the right to place a tax on citizens that do not carry insurance. This ruling is in response to President Obama’s Patient Protection and Healthcare Act of 2010. Passed on March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama’s Reform Act mandates Texas‚ as well as
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The “Affordable Care Act of 2010” also known as “Obamacare” or “Health Care Reform Act of 2010” is a universal healthcare plan that was designed to allow Americans to be able to get quality health insurance that people would be able to afford‚ and to cut U.S health care spending down as well. Many Americans debated about whether or not it was beneficial for everyone or just certain people‚ so there are many advantage and disadvantages for Americas due to this reform. Many of the doctor visits and
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In 2013 the states were given the opportunity to expand on Medicaid under the affordable care act. With this expansion the government would pay a 100 percent for the first three years and reduce down to 90 percent over ten years. Many of the southern states chose not to expand and went on to search for private insurance companies to help cover the cost they would be losing in the future years. These states include Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Missouri‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Louisiana‚ Oklahoma‚ and
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SURVEILLANCE ACT: ANALYSIS‚ PROS AND CONS INTRODUCTION The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is an Act of Congress passed in 1978 and signed by the then President Jimmy Carter. The Act stipulates the procedures to be followed when obtaining intelligence from foreign powers and agents of foreign powers both physically and electronically. The Act has been amended severally. In 2001‚ it was amended to involve groups and terrorist organizations not supported by foreign governments in an Act called
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Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Jessica DeLong NAU Abstract Legalizing drugs has been debated for many years‚ especially legalizing marijuana which is considered a “soft” drug. There are positive and negative outcomes of legalizing the use of drugs. Over the next few pages I will discuss those outcomes. Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros: By legalizing‚ the violent crime rates would drop significantly. With the drug cartels on the top of
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The Pendleton Civil Service Act According to Kaufman in 1954‚ “...the Civil Service was like a hammer or a saw; it would do nothing at all by itself‚ but would serve any purpose‚ wise or unwise‚ good or bad‚ to which any user put it.” In the aftermath of the American Civil War‚ attempts were made to reduce patronage. As a result in 1883‚ the Civil Service created a Civil Service Commission under the Pendleton Civil Service Act. The Pendleton Civil Service Act disesteemed the spoil system to create
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Wilkins The Oral Care Imperative The Link Between Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia Minn N. Yoon‚ BSc; Catriona M. Steele‚ PhD Oral health has increasingly become a priority issue for healthcare agencies in North America and worldwide. This review article attempts to (1) inform various healthcare providers of the risk factors that can arise from poor oral hygiene‚ specifically aspiration pneumonia; (2) report the mechanisms of bacterial colonization that are responsible for the development
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Controversy surrounds the “Employee Free Choice Act” which is also known as “card check.” According to Huffington Post‚ “A union could be certified based on signature cards that would be solicited by seemingly credible union organizers with no confidential vote. No privacy‚ the results would be available with employee name and show of interest to the employer.” Texas is a “right to work” state “The right of workers in private employment to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers
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