As the nation readies itself to make the transition from an Obama to Trump administration, Healthcare reform is at the top of the political agenda. Historically, healthcare reform proposals have been passionately debated with partisan politics, sometimes complicating or obfuscating attempts to reform. For example, in 1965, despite continued vocal opposition from the American Medical Association (AMA) and conservative Republicans, legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid programs were signed into law under President Lyndon B. Johnson (Taylor, 2014). Most recently, of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) was adopted and subsequently implemented only after partisan divisiveness and bitter congressional fights. Despite its’ rocky history, health