The need for a national health care is a necessity in the United States, and current laws should be maintained and reformed to meet the medical needs of its citizens. Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act is a federal program that provides and demands insurance be given to all citizen without discrimination. Obamacare is a policy that must be kept and constantly updated to fit the medicinal needs and keep health insurance at a much lower expense. This is a liberty that needs to be provided by the government to keep healthcare affordable and obtainable. It should not be deprived from the people. Overall, the laws constituting the Affordable Care Act need to be enforced and updated to maintain a healthy nation, avoid future epidemics, and provide …show more content…
This can include tangible and nontangible treatment for a variety of diseases ranging from mental to physical. In addition to treatment, insurance companies can no longer deny anyone coverage for pre-existing conditions permitting no discrimination to be passed while seeking coverage. Lastly, they cannot drop them or raise premiums if the insured party becomes ill. Failure to provide these crucial services causes many patients to end up in the emergency room. In turn, the cost is handed off to Medicaid and the tax paying citizens making it seemingly pointless to not provide it …show more content…
Three million to five million people lost their employment-based health insurance when the legislation approved. Multiple business did this because they found it to be more efficient and effective rather than providing care through their Company. Overall, it eliminated the need for smaller businesses to provide employees with coverage, by making individuals turn to the government for adequate care. This decreased the benefits of workers who were previously covered under their employer as part of their