preview

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Decent Essays

When Obama was sworn into presidency he implemented many new healthcare initiatives in order to reform the quality of care and strive forward towards having healthcare be available to everyone. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a significant effort to expand healthcare to all citizens, but the part of the act that is not as well known is the proposal of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Accountable Care Organizations are an initiative for providing better, more universal healthcare throughout all stages of life, especially focusing on the care of Medicare beneficiaries. An Accountable Care Organization is a network of doctors, nurses, hospitals, and health care providers that all agree to give coordinated care to Medicare patients by having responsibility of the cost and quality of patient care. The goal of these organizations is to have a group of people that all know the patient’s history and, therefore, through transitions the patient is able to receive quicker and higher quality of care for less cost of both the patient and provider. The effectiveness of Accountable Care Organizations depends upon the cost-effectiveness, professionals voluntarily giving care, and, most importantly, the way in which it affects patient care. The idea behind this system of coordinated care is great in concept, with the goal of this reform being to have better valued and quality patient care for Medicare patients. Because of the aspect of patient care, it is noteworthy

Get Access