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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The Affordable Care Act withstood many trials on its way toward becoming reality‚ from epic congressional battles‚ to a pivotal Supreme Court ruling‚ to — finally — yesterday’s Presidential election. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Obama’s reelection means his health-care reform act has dodged its last bullet‚ and the age of universal mandates‚ penalty taxes and tax credits will almost certainly go into effect‚ although probably not exactly as scheduled on Jan. 1‚ 2014. What do you need to
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The Affordable Healthcare Act is a health care law that gives Americans more affordable and accessible health insurance‚ so they can be back in charge of their health care. It was originally called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 and is now called Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare for short. The law was made with the intention of improving the quality and lowering the cost of healthcare. The act provides small business health insurance tax credits‚ provides free
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The Obama care Health Insurance is one of the most controversial‚ and horrific idea for the United States economy. The Affordable Care Act‚ implemented by former President Barack Obama‚ has put millions of people in debt and millions people in the United States are at risk of bankruptcy. The government forces people to have health insurance even if they do not want it. Young adults are also forced to heave health insurance‚ even though they might not need it because of their healthy lifestyle. Some
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The Affordable Care Act or ACA has been a very controversial law. The Affordable Care Act contains many benefits‚ particularly for low and middle income families and businesses. The Affordable Care Act also contains some obstacles for high earners‚ and larger firms that don’t insure their employees. Affordable Care Act is enjoyed mostly by pro low and middle income Americans‚ especially in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility. Since Affordable Care Act works on a sliding scale‚ Affordable Care
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Table of Contents • Overview of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 • Pros and cons as a health policy • The impact on the views of the Democrats and Republicans • Discuss specific factors that contributed to the ability of the House of Representatives and the Senate to approve this legislation. • Discuss the impact on the American consumer The Affordable Care Act objective is to decrease health care expenses through services presented to individuals at this time
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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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An essay on the Affordable Care Act The author wished to remain anonymous. The Affordable Care Blunder Abstract The new healthcare bill in the United States‚ called the Affordable Care Act‚ has changed American healthcare for the worse. There are three main groups besides politicians and the public who are most affected by this bill. There are associations like the American Medical Association who are concerned with the wide ranging global and national effects of the bill. There are individual
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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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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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