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Pros And Cons Of Obamacare

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However, since assuming office, Trump had been quick to jump to action regarding his attempt at repealing ObamaCare. On January 20th, 2017, his first day in office, Donald Trump signed Executive Order No. 13765, which stated the following, “It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended (the "Act"). In the meantime, pending such repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the Act, and prepare to afford the States more flexibility and control to create a more free and open healthcare …show more content…

The new healthcare bill needed to effectively bridge an otherwise-certain gap between the two parties in Congress, considering that Republican lawmakers desperately needed Democratic cooperation. Unfortunately for Trump and House Republicans, this was not the case. There were several outcries from across the board regarding the fatal flaws presented in the bill, surprisingly many of which came from Republican legislators. Trumpcare was referred to derisively as ‘Obamacare-Lite’ by many conservative parties for its retainment of many of Obamacare’s policies, namely the essential health benefits which Obamacare included. The Freedom Caucus, a fringe of the GOP, lambasted Trumpcare for this reason and withheld their support for favor of a total reform. Others, namely the left of the aisle and the less wealthy, expressed concern that the newfound ruling would likely mean a loss of health insurance for a large chunk of Americans. Further, the process of the bill’s signing was seen as incredibly rushed. This elicited complaints from Democrats and Republicans alike, who vocalized that the problem with the quickened process was the lack of time which allowed them to listen to the concerns of their constituents. “We don’t know how much it will cost, and we don’t know if this bill will make healthcare more affordable for Americans,” said Mike Lee, Republican Senator. “This is exactly the type of back-room dealing and rushed process that we criticized Democrats

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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.

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As much as the intention of Obamacare was good, Obamacare had placed politics above patients thus failing to protect the well-being and health of Americans. To find a solution it is important to assess the alternative of Obamacare, and if it is viable, it should be embraced since it is estimated that by 2050 31 million people will be not be covered by the Obamacare. It is important for Americans to evaluate where they have gone wrong with their medical care by learning from countries which have a medical success plan like Canada and the many of the European nation, for instance, the United Kingdom that has successfully used variations of the single-payer system. Reason Why Obamacare Is in A Mess

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Since Trump took office, Republicans have proposed laws that would rob 32 million people of health insurance, fund a border wall by drastically reducing poverty programs, and cut $1.8 trillion from Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare in order to pay for tax cuts for the

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I. Policy overview of the Graham/Cassidy Bill Affordable health care, this has been an ongoing issue for the United States for many years. The Graham Cassidy Bill is a revised version of a failed Affordable Care Act repeal bill that could not get the votes needed to pass back in July 2017. The President and the Republican Senators are trying to make good on their campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, official name is Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is a law enacted in 2010. ("Talk:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/Archive 1", 2015) This law was to ensure that all Americans had access to affordable healthcare.

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A Second Look at the Affordable Care Act David E. Mann, ABA American Military University POLS210 Abstract Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), twenty-eight states have either filed joint or individual lawsuits to strike down the PPACA. This document will examine a few key elements that the President of the United States must take into consideration when reviewing the act and moving forward to either ratify the act, replace the act, or leave the act as it is. Topics that will be presented will include; the current issues being debated, two competing thoughts on how to fix the ACA, an evaluation of the preferred solution, and finally the responsibility of each level of government. Patient

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A republican congress is not the only thing augmenting the blocking of Obamacare. President Trump has made his opinion clear that Obamacare needs to be dealt with, saying numerous times that he intends to repeal and reinstate a new healthcare bill. Trump’s opposition to the bill has been very evident as he’s expressed his opinion

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Obamacare could be considered just another one of the endless debates that Republicans and Democrats have. The Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare over 50 times. By denouncing Obamacare, Republicans are able to get votes from the weary people in America that do not understand or know a lot about Obamacare. Some people were convinced that Obamacare would make it legal for every citizen to have a chip inside them so the government could track then, mean while C.H.I.P is an acronym for Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Republicans are able to fill the press with only the bad comments about Obamacare and strategically forget any good information.

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In this paragraph i will talking about the political effects of the affordable care act, also how the republicans aren’t in favor of this, and how the democrats are in favor of this act on the political spectrum. Republicans think that people can be uninsured with no problem, and leaving insurers without billions of dollars in promised federal payments. After GOP control the republicans and the white house have damaged the affordable care act, but have fallen short of their goal of dismantling it. President Trump eliminated the bill that would restore the two years of payments that the law guarantees insurers, which was estimated at 8$ billion to reimburse them the discounts the affordable care act health plans must give lower-income customers for out of pocket expenses and deductibles. Also the House of Representatives opposed the bill that would provide about 10$ billion over the next two years to help states create high risk pools to cope with customers with high medical costs.

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ObamaCare helps save millions of lives, frees up billions of dollars and gives Americans workers more freedom. Obama care was passed in the senate on December 24, 2009, and passed in the house on March 21, 2010. President Obama signed the bill on March 23, 2010. Last the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. The bill went into effect in 2013 will still in effect till 2022 (ObamaCare Explained, 2016).

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The whole Senate, Hospital and Medicare Organizations, and even a few Republicans are opposing this bill. The whole Senate is opposing the bill. The republicans that are opposing the bill are Rand Paul, John McCain, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. The organizations that are opposing this bill are AARP, AMA, 6 physician groups, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, 15 Patient Groups and Children’s Hospital Association. The whole senate is opposing this bill because they believe in Obamacare and that the Republicans are just trying to find a way to get rid of it.

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Employed head of household in favor of individual mandate I. Overview of health care policy. Today is a fascinating time for the American Health Care System. The new president, Donald Trump, ran under the promise that he would completely repeal the Affordable Care Act set forth by President Obama in 2010. Though several executive orders have been signed in an effort to stop the effectiveness of Obamacare, the current administration has yet to repeal this health care plan or put forth any complete replacement programs. Instead, the GOP has proposed various replacements for specific aspects of Obamacare that they’ve prioritized as most harmful and in need of change.

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His plan will give states the power to decide what they do when it comes to health coverage for those with pre-existing health conditions. It’s their choice whether they want to to allow insurers to base the amount of coverage they provide a patient on pre-existing conditions or not. However, states must provide information on how they intend to maintain affordable health insurance for those with pre-existing health conditions (“Trump says GOP's health bill protects pre-existing conditions. Here's the truth”). To supporters of Trump’s healthcare plan, the fact that states have to provide information on how they plan to maintain affordable health insurance for people with pre-existing health conditions justifies that Trump’s healthcare plan efficiently covers those with pre-existing health

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a “comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as ACA, PPACA, or “Obamacare”). The law has three main objectives: make affordable health insurance available to more people, expand the Medicaid program coverage, and support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally.” (Affordable) There was extensive controversy and argument over the ACA bill when it was presented to lawmakers; “conservatives objected to the tax increases and higher insurance premiums needed to pay for Obamacare. Some people in the healthcare industry are critical of the additional workload and costs placed on medical providers. They also think

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The House of Representatives passed a revised version of a healthcare bill (Political Perspectives, 2017). Republicans also believe the laws shows few flaws that speak for themselves failing in some areas. These few flaws include the poor and working-class families having to pay for private insurance because the court agreed that it not be mandatory for every state to participate in Medicaid expansion. Insurance companies are also not participating in the “Obamacare” because less Americans are signing up than expected. In result to that, insurance costs are raising for everyone (Political Perspective,

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The current president Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama are the two main representatives of these two sides. ObamaCare is the name of the nation’s Affordable Care Act and has impacted the health care system. Donald Trump and his supporters of repealing ObamaCare believe that this impact is negative. He stated in one of his tweets, “ObamaCare is torturing the American People. The Democrats have fooled the people long enough.

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