The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Health care has been a controversial topic of discussion for all Americans since it was put in effect many years ago. Currently the biggest debate of Healthcare up to date is Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is a Health care Reform that is a governmental attempt to make basic health care easily obtainable. However, there are no benefits without cost in situations like this, and upon that are different viewpoints on the subject thus creating political debates discussing if it is ethically correct. The overall goal that Obamacare hopes to accomplish is that through specific changes through insurance companies, industry standards, and patient guarantees a healthier America will be produced. Obamacare has its ups and downs for both the generally agreeing democratic viewpoints and the opposing republican side. Both viewpoints have their own beliefs about how Health care works and Obamacare is somewhat in between on this. Most arguments on Obamacare deal with Medicaid being constitutional and if Obamacare truly reduces the total cost of health care for individuals and in the government.

As of recently, women have been talking about getting long term birth control or stocking up on Plan B. This is because they are worried the Trump will take away the articles in the Affordable Care Act that say that insurance companies must cover birth control, reproductive health and abortion funding. There are currently provisions in the ACA that allow women access to gynecological visits and birth control without having to pay a copay (Rinkunas, 2016). These provisions when originally passed because a number of businesses filed for exemptions so that they would not have to provide access to free contraception to women; specifically those who may have decided to use Plan B (the morning after pill). Some religious based businesses owners believe that preventing a fertilized egg from attaching to the wall of the uterus is the same as an abortion, and to them life begins at conception (Newton-Small, 2016). Many Catholic members of Obama’s Administration, including Vice President Joe Biden wanted to allow religious entities or groups the right to opt out of the program (Newton-Small, 2016). The women of the cabinet decided that they would

In today’s day and age, American households can all agree that health insurance is not a luxury, but a necessity. Without it, costs of emergency room visits and prescription medicines can be financially devastating. However, in the past many families and individuals have taken the risk of not being insured due to the high cost of the insurance itself. To attempt to reform this unfair system, the Obama administration signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010. The law, coined “Obamacare,” has received much opposition due to its expansion government programs and increase in spending. It brings to question how much the government should be involved in an area that for the majority of America’s history, has been

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010 under the Obama Administration to make health coverage available to more Americans. According to Thomas Berg, a social researcher and law professor at St. Thomas University, It would have brought greater demand for health services. The increased number of health professions needed to provide those services would have motivated a younger generation to pursue a career in the medical field. The act would have raised the standard of living in America. Unfortunately a clause was added to the ACA in August of 2011 that would mandate the coverage of “Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity” be included all insurance policies (Berg). The mandate would not have been enacted until August of 2012, but religious groups came out in opposition immediately when news of the clause was released. The Catholic Church was one of the prominent advocates against the enactment of the mandate as contraceptive and sterilization methods are against their moral teachings. The government was forcing the coverage despite the objections of those wishing to practice their conservative faiths freely. The mandate stands as an intrusion of religious liberties and an attack on personal values.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare,” was signed into law March 23, 2010, by President Barrack Obama and has been at the center of highly and critical debate in healthcare coverage since than. The Affordable Care Act (AAC) purpose is intended to provide a large majority of uninsured Americans including those with insurance with reasonable and fair health care coverage that is affordable, adequate and accessible to high quality treatment and services. Although the AAC is not favored and embraced by all Americans, it has made tremendous efforts throughout the years to bridge those differences and make one of President Obama’s biggest achievements of his presidency a success by millions of uninsured Americans.

As of January 2014, The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into effect to help lower income families be able to afford health care. The ACA was signed into effect with the idea that everyone needs health insurance at an affordable rate. There are some factors that were not taken into consideration about what it might cost to help lower income families. President Obama signed the ACA into effect as of March 23, 2010, with hopes of cutting our federal deficit down and to save lower income families money. With the new ACA in effect the ones who are dealing with the after effects are the businesses who now have to offer insurance and middle class who do not qualify for the lower

Occupational Therapy is a health, wellness, and rehabilitation profession devoted to the development of performance and function across their lifetime so that individuals can live their life to the fullest. The holistic approach taken by occupational therapy practitioners is particularly effective in the areas of wellness, health promotion, and prevention. The practice of occupational therapy can take place in health care and education settings, and in community based agencies and organizations. The timing is excellent for occupational therapy in the area of wellness and prevention. Occupational Therapy practitioners administer habilitation and rehabilitation services, which are among the fundamentals health benefits of the

In the United States there has been a concern about providing health care assistance to citizens for a number of years. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the government began proposing various bills that would provide health care relief with opposition from both political parties due to their different agendas on what would be best for Americans. In this case study, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will address its origin and impact on healthcare, an analysis utilizing Bardach Eightfold Path process, and implementation in the workplace including state and Federal standards.

In this paper you are going to learn all about the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Also, how does it pertain to the healthcare system? We will also be learning about the reimbursement rates for Medicare patients. Who makes up the Accountable Care Organization? We will also take a look into the Affordable Care Act and how the ACO is a part of that.

After numerous failed attempts by previous legislations, President Obama was the first to implement federal health care reform. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, in efforts to abate healthcare costs and provide health insurance to all United States citizens and legal residents. The intent of Obamacare revolves around providing universal access to healthcare regardless of a pre-existing condition, setting reasonable prices for health care insurance, and providing government subsidies to those who cannot afford health insurance on their own (up to 400% of the federal poverty level). The law entails many essential provisions, some of which include an

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March of 2010 after years of struggling to create health reform policy that both sides could agree upon. Prior to the passing of the ACA, the democratic party had attempted for nearly 75 years to create healthcare policy that would benefit all Americans, but it was not until Nancy Pelosi presented the act in July of 2009 to the Senate that progress was seen (History of the Affordable Care ). The act that was created contained nearly 11,000 pages of requirements including ten title sections to group the regulations together. While overwhelming for many Americans to sit down and read, the items included in this legislation that would impact them directly were communicated and discussed in almost all media outlets with support and protest. One of the requirements of the ACA that has impacted all Americans is the Shared Responsibility of Health Care Title I- Subsection F. This ultimately has become known as the requirement for all Americans to have insurance coverage and for many businesses to offer health insurance to their full-time employees.

History was made as the President of the United States signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) delivers access to quality, affordable health care to all Americans. The breakthrough legislation, passed in March of 2010, represents the most significant government expansion and regulatory overhaul of the country’s healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 (Dix, 2013). The PPACA promises to reduce health disparities, improve access to preventative services, improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare spending. As stated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the PPACA will provide coverage to more than 94 percent of

Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or Affordable Care Act (ACA), ushered in a new era in the way Americans get their medical care (coverage). Guaranteeing new consumer protections and creating insurance exchanges to facilitate greater access and affordability by reducing premiums and costs for tens of millions of Americans. When passed, the ACA allowed for states to expand access to Medicaid to those previously ineligible, including some people above the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), and in its five years since passage the law has faced challenges to its component pieces, its legality, and constitutionality all together. A Supreme Court decision in 2012 ruled a key element of the ACA, the expansion of Medicaid, to be optional for the states. From that decision, 24 states and the District of Columbia have chosen the expansion option and seen success, while opposition in other states has led to efforts to block expansion, invoking a sophistic response where those living above the FPL receive federal subsidies and the most in need are left without coverage. The success of the ACA in non-expansion states – Georgia, in particular, here - depends on the state governance to make available the expansion of Medicaid for the population of their states, including opening doors for patient navigators to reach into local communities and raise awareness.

The authors of the article examine the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and talks about the effects it is going to have on the U.S. healthcare system. The ACA plans to do things like lower healthcare expenditures and make healthcare more accessible. It also plans to get 25 million previously uninsured Americans insured by 2019. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama marking it the greatest policy change since the 1960s when Medicare and Medicaid was created.

Originally, the major dispute over President Obama’s proposal focused on the coverage of contraception and its “pressure” on religious practices. Some statistics brought to light by the Guttamacher Institute state “that 98% of sexually active Catholic women have used birth control.” Yet, after this was justified opposers of Obamacare then tried to segue into the argument from religion to money. Based on this fact, it’s difficult to make the assumption that all Catholics are anti-contraception. While they may have their religious freedom, they like many others also want to make the decision for themselves when it would be appropriate to have children (Guttamacher Institute).