The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was a law signed by President Obama in March 2010. According to the United States Health and Human Services website, "This Act puts individuals, families and small business owners in control of their health care. It reduces premium costs for millions of working families and small businesses by providing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief – the largest middle-class tax cut for health care in history. It also reduces what families will have to pay for health care by capping out-of-pocket expenses and requiring preventive care to be fully covered without any out-of-pocket expense... It keeps insurance companies honest by setting clear rules that rein in the worst …show more content…
I work at a large hospital in the Northern Virginia area that has gone through many changes related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In the last years, several changes have been implemented to suit the HCAHPS survey data. From a nursing perspective I think like anything new is always hard to get used to, however I have seen people in my hospital accept the new changes and we are moving forward in trying to implement these health care changes safely and continuing to provide top quality care. I like to believe that with all these new changes we are creating a more positive outcome by educating our patients. Educating patients has always been part of nursing however; it is now linked to a monetary incentive instead. We are creating more patient-centered relationships among nurses, …show more content…
Positive impact because this law gave many people with pre-existing health conditions the opportunity to get health coverage to manage their conditions without the worry of been denied and parents were able to keep their children on their health insurance plans up to age 26. Negative impact because if you remained without insurance, you were "fined" at the end of the year. Some procedures and/or prescriptions were still found to not be covered by certain insurances, eventually leaving people to come out of pocket if they could afford to. Healthcare costs continue to rise, access to care is still limited for some, and safety is an ongoing concern. (CCN,
The Affordable health care act, popularly known as Obamacare, it’s a law that makes affordable health care available to more Americans since there are million of uninsured Americans and it will be cutting the rising cost of health insurance. Because of this law that grants coverage to everyone, it is increasing the rate of demand and consumer expending, making a great impact in the economy especially to GDP and economic growth. Also, not only there’s an increase in spending but also the labor market has been growing, since the employment rate has been increasing in the health care sector. While providing insurance to every American, it is generating major benefits to the newly insured like improving health, enhancing families security, increasing
The Affordable Health Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, is basically just Obama trying to make sure that the whole nation has insurance and if they do not have it by January 1, 2014, they will be penalized with a fine. To make insurance more affordable, many Americans are able to qualify for a subsidy that lowers the cost depending on age and income. Also, “Obamacare” made it impossible for insurers’ to discriminate, or charge higher rates, for anyone who has pre-existing conditions or for a certain gender. Medicare will also be easier to obtain due to requirement of insurance. This law was passed in the U.S. on March 23, 2010 by Congress and President Barack Obama.
The affordable care act is a United States statue signed into law by President Obama in March of 2010. It represents the most significant improvement to the U.S. healthcare system since 1965 with the addition of Medicare and Medicaid. Also known and commonly referred to as Obamacare, it was enacted to increase the affordability and quality of health insurance, diminish the rate of the uninsured by expanding public and private insurance coverage while reducing the cost of healthcare for individuals and the government. This law will require Hospitals and doctors to reconstruct financial practices along side with technologically and clinically to advance better outcomes, reduce cost and improve methods of accessibility.
21,000 children die everyday around the world from preventable illnesses (Shah). Around 7,665,000 children die in a year from simple diseases. Imagine how many people in all die around the world from the lack of healthcare. Luckily, in the US citizens are fortunate enough to have these treatments available for everybody no matter the financial status. Unfortunately, some people want to reform American health care and do away with this basic right of life.
Nearly every citizen of the United States (U.S.) can attest to the fact the current election does not have a perfect candidate running for office. Most people will also agree that this election is incredibly significant because it will determine the path that this country takes. With all this in mind the first candidate running for the office is Hillary Clinton on the Democrat and liberal side. She has a strong background in politics, including her position as Secretary of State for the U.S. for four years, being the First Lady during Bill Clinton’s two term presidency, and being a senator for New York during a 9 near period. The other candidate is Donald Trump on the Republican and conservative side.
How would you feel if someone told you to buy something you don’t want? That is what President Obama has done with the Affordable Health Care Act also called ObamaCare. Although ObamaCare says it will provide affordable health care for more Americans, which it will. Only Americans making under 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) will qualify for cost assistance subsidies. Those barely above the poverty level who already have cheap limited coverage that were benefiting saw premium hikes go up in 2014.
In 2010, President Obama celebrated a landmark piece of legislation that he labored dutifully to get through Congress during his first years in office. This legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), represents more than just a policy on health care in the United States. The new law, which took full effect in the subsequent years, reformed the health care system in the United States, notably requiring the vast majority of Americans to hold qualifying health care coverage. Those citizens lacking an adequate health insurance policy for any part of the year incur a tax penalty collected by the IRS via the tax return process (IRS, 2016). According to Weil (2016), of the Library of Economics and Liberty, fiscal policy is the government influencing the economy with taxes or government spending.
No matter what your wallet may say, healthcare should be a BASIC human right for everyone. No life should be deemed less important or valuable just because they can't afford health care. People have ALWAYS been employed and work long hours every day and still can't afford to pay hospital bills. With Obamacare not only do welloff, or ordinary to poor citizens have available health insurance for the first time in years, but they can actually afford to fill prescriptions without having to worry. Americans need to get over this idea that we shouldn't pay for our services.
The Obamacare Act has changed a bit over the years. You must know what Obamacare is first in order to fully understand it. Obamacare, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), became a law and was signed by former President Barrack Obama on March 23, 2010. The goal was to reform the healthcare industry. The Supreme Court upheld this law on June 28, 2012.
Patient protection and Affordable Care Act ,commonly known as Obamacare, was passed in its finality on March 21, 2010 and signed into law by former President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Many disliked the idea of Obamacare due to the fact that it was forced on employers to pay for health insurance. It got shut down by the people's views on it quick , Obamacare wasn't really given a chance. Thought it had a great deal of benefits people just choose to focus on the negative parts. Which brings up a lawsuit like Obamacare Versus The Little Sisters of the Poor.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly known as Obamacare was signed into a law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama.1 In July of 2009, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi along with a group of Democrats from the House of Representatives disclosed a plan that included reform within the healthcare system introducing the Affordable Care Act.2 On September 17, 2009 this bill was introduced in the House and a few weeks later the bill was passed/agreed on. In December 24, 2009 the law was then passed in the Senate. On March 21st, 2010 with resolving differences, the house agreed to the changes to the law made by the Senate and the plan was approved by the House in a 219-212 vote. On March 23, 2010 the law was signed into an
Before the Affordable Care Act was put into work, over 45 million Americans were uninsured. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was then made to help those who were uninsured. It allowed people with financial struggles with the same opportunity as everyone else to have a healthcare plan. Even though the law was passed in 2010, it took a full year of back and forth to get it passed in the Senate. Obamacare may help you get coverage, but charge you an annual fee if you don’t have one.
Obama Care also known as the Affordable Care Act signed in by president Barack Obama in 2010, This was to insure that all the Americans will have free access to medical care if they got sick and it would will help reduce the growth of healthcost spending in the country, hence in economic and stability growth among the citizens of America. Right now in the USA the ObamaCare law is a permanent part of the landscape, The USA republicans said that, despite the high court decision upholding various subsidies, the law itself remains the largest and dangerous threat to health care. Although it has its own benefits, Obamacare is increasing costs for hardworking families. Republicans argue that many people have to pay higher costs or see their former policies canceled. Which is leading to poor economy and increasing of debts and deaths within the country.
As many as 29,000 children die everyday, 21 minutes apart. The lives of those children could be saved by having free healthcare for everyone. Not just children are being affected by not having insurance, homeless, hard working, and elderly people struggle everyday to survive. Citizens can get free treatments for basic conditions without the fear of not being able to afford them. This can help reduce the spread
Healthcare is something everyone needs and should be able to get, but right now that is not happening. In America there are millions of people who don’t have healthcare insurance. This is because some can’t afford the insurance plan. There are also millions more who have health insurance, but can’t afford using it. This means that they are paying for an insurance plan, but the deductibles are so high they can’t afford to go to the doctor.