Affordable Care Act: Anything but Affordable The Affordable Care Act is a piece of legislation that aims to extend healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. This bill has divided the nation and in some circles discussions end in bitter arguments. Those that support the bill feel it is the nation’s moral duty to grant everybody coverage‚ and many of those that oppose the bill are alarmed at the fiscal implications it brings. The Affordable Care Act was summarized by Avik Roy as follows: Some
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Healthcare providers require a necessary skill working with the rapidly growing Asian American patients’ cultural competency‚ the language barriers‚ and understanding the culturally specific needs of minority clients. It has also been recommended that family involvement in the care of illness management to help lessen the disparities. The outcomes of patients’ treatment relies on different roles from family members and the sensitivities toward expectation and needs. Consequently‚ the result still
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and Congress of Industrial Organizations‚ defines US healthcare as a hybrid system‚ containing aspects of a single-payer and a multi-payer system (Dorning‚ 2016). However‚ this hybrid system is inadequate; according to Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)‚ an organization of medical faculty‚ in addition to exorbitant prices and unavailability to the majority of the population‚ discrimination is a major problem in American healthcare (Kliff‚ 2014). Academic articles state that African Americans
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Needs the Affordable Healthcare Act Brandon M. Speight Southern Illinois University Abstract When President Barack Hussein Obama ascended to power‚ he promised to transform the Health Care System in America to make it more affordable for lower and middle class citizens. The Affordable Care Act was met with
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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 1 Affordable Care Act Upper Iowa University AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 2 Abstract The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this law is the landmark health reform legislation passed by the 111th Congress and was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010. The legislation includes a long list of health-related provisions that began taking effect in 2010 and will continue to be rolled out over the next four years
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Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the new health care reform law in America and is often called by its nick-name Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are made up of the Affordable Health Care for America Act‚ the Patient Protection Act‚ and the health care related sections of the The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. It also includes amendments to other laws like the Food‚ Drug and Cosmetics Act
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010 Quality‚ Affordable Health Care for all Americans Change Analysis: Title I Title I of the Affordable Care Act provides individuals‚ families‚ and small business owner control over their health care. This Act gives the middle-class the largest tax cut on health care our country has ever seen. Millions of working families and small businesses will benefit from decreased insurance premiums that will produce
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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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Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
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PROS The Affordable Care Act has been the viable solution for refining and offering quality and affordable health care for all those who have long been excluded out of the healthcare system. For this paper‚ the most influential of these benefits will be addressed. Those benefits include the realization of more citizens gaining access to affordable healthcare‚ pre-existing health conditions no longer impeding healthcare coverage‚ and the improved quality of patient care. More Americans Have
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