Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the real title of the bill, enacted in 2009. It is far better known as The Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. This bill represents the biggest revolution and improvement, or at least an attempt towards it, in the health care of the United States of America since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. The main purpose of the ACA implementation was, as the bill states in its title, to make: ˝ Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans˝ possible
Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a piece of legislation that seeks to improve the American health care landscape in a variety of ways. The PPACA strives to increase access to affordable insurance coverage while working towards structural and other changes that will keep future healthcare costs under control. The common goal, and the one concept that is unanimously accepted is the aspiration to improve the quality of care for all citizens across the United
In 2009, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and former ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR witnessed this historical moment. American nurses celebrate with satisfaction, because their hard work paid off, enacting historical health care reform legislation that benefits not only nurses but their patient as well. Despite that the health care reform is now a reality, is important to keep working in order to make sure that the reform is implemented
of Americans who are currently uninsured. It is important to note that the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to make healthcare affordable; it provides low-cost, government-subsidized insurance options through the State Health Insurance Marketplace (Amadeo 1). Our current president, Barack Obama, made it one of his goals to bring healthcare to all Americans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This plan, which has been termed “Obamacare”, has come under scrutiny from many
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a U.S. federal law passed by President Obama in March 2010. Under this act physicians and hospitals was to transform their practices financially, clinically to produce better health results, and lower health costs. The ultimate goal for PPACA was to change and improve the existing health care insurance industry, expand coverage and access to care, improve the quality of the health care delivery system, and control the cost and start new revenue
Human Services is a profession that has been deeply affected by certain legislation passed by Congress. One of the most influential acts that has been passed, was the “Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act”, put in effect by President Barack Obama in 2010.This legislation has affected the department of Human Services profoundly more than any other legislation in the past decade. Many positive changes have been made but, many could argue the downside of some changes as well. It is critical in
Just mention the word "Obamacare" and a heated debate will start right away. The legal name of Obamacare is "the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA" (Tate 1). The law has over 2500 pages and many have not read the entire law (Tate 12). Democrat Nancy Pelosi made an infamous remark back in 2010 stating "that Congress '[has] to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it'"...(Roff). This law was signed in March of 2010 and has a 54% disapproval rating among Americans today (Amadeo)
The Agenda Setting which led to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Agenda setting is the process that determines appropriate solutions to a certain problem of a given field (Kingdon, 3). The process itself consists of three streams: problems, policies, and politics (Kingdon, 16). These separate streams interact when windows of opportunity are open – solutions are fitted with problems, and the impetus for this relationship is amenable political forces (Kingdon, 20). Prominent agendas
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The people of the United States have been suffering from a number of serious issues, all related to health care: millions go uninsured every year, health care is too expensive, and the quality of care is poor, especially for the price. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obama Care, began addressing these issues. The ACA is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law was enacted
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed by President Barack Obama and passed by the United States legislative March of 2010. This Act was created in order reform the current health care system. The Affordable Care Act covers a multitude of individuals including: low income individuals, disabled, children, terminally ill, and employees. This law focuses on expanding insurance coverage, controlling the cost of health care services, treatments, bills, etc., and improve the
am writing to you in response to your views on today’s Healthcare issues, specifically the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s main goal was to cover uninsured Americans, which it did. I understand that is has not given coverage to every American, but it has drastically lowered the uninsured percentage. So, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not at all a “train wreck” as you described, but it does need some work. And although you
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a major stepping stone for the Obama Administration as their aim to provide health care access to millions of Americans throughout the United States of America was passed and became law on March 23, 2010. In the State of California, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to as the ‘ACA’ or ‘ObamaCare’, was implemented in the form of Covered California. As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the law requires
The Healthcare Reform Act, Patient Protection, and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), nurses are faced with opportunities to join other healthcare professions to transform healthcare to patients especially in areas of preventative conditions, providing care to chronic diseases and end of life care (comfort care). Patient Protection and Affordable Care presents an opportunity for nurse practitioner and advanced practice nurses to play an important role in healthcare, especially as a majority of the uninsured
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act( PPACA) commonly called as Affordable Care Act ( ACA) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March23, 2010.It was enacted with the goals of increasing the quality and affordability of health insurance by introducing a number of mechanisms—including mandates, subsidies, and insurance exchanges. This has an overall increase in utilization of health care services in all the sectors. • Primary care, specialty care
Health Care System in Turmoil Quality healthcare in the more rural areas of the United States is not only getting more difficult to obtain, but difficult to afford. American citizens living in rural areas have the highest rates of chronic disease, higher poverty populations, less health insurance, and there is less access to primary care physicians. When the economy is at its lowest point it causes an increase in a number of access and health issues that have already had prior problems in communities
“Free medical services would encourage patients to practice preventive medicine and inquire about problems early when treatment will be light; currently, patients often avoid.” (Messerli) Before “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care act.” Americans were not required to purchase and the cost of insurance went up to cover the uninsured. The closest America has come to a single payer system ie, “Universal Healthcare” is the “Patient Protection
The Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” was designed to assure that all Americans regardless of health status have access to affordable health insurance. The Affordable Car Act was signed into law March 23, 2010. The primary goal of this act was to decrease barriers for obtaining health care coverage and allow Americans to access needed health care services (Affordable Care Act Summary, n.d). After the legislation is fully implemented in 2014, all Americans will be required to have health insurance
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by President Barack Obama is a significant change of the American healthcare system since insurance plans programs like Medicare and Medicaid (“Introduction to”). As a result, “It is also one of the most hotly contested, publicly maligned, and politically divisive pieces of legislation the country has ever seen” (“Introduction to”). The Affordable Care Act should be changed because it grants the government too much control over the citizen’s healthcare
system. Issues such as healthcare being affordable, accessibility, access to donor organs, end of life care, and appropriate staffing levels have been discussed extensively. With so many issues, deciding which is the most important has been of continued political debate at the expense of the people of the United States. It may often be difficult to delve into the many opinions that people have regarding the healthcare system, and our access to affordable healthcare. I feel that there are many