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Obamacare has affected many American economics, it has affected the economy positively and negatively. A few examples it affected positively is that it slowed the rise of healthcare costs, it lowers the budget deficit, and it also covers 10 essential health benefits. A few examples...
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Many people rely on Obamacare. My grandma is a diabetic. She does not speak any English or have a job, so she gets help from Obamacare to pay for her medications and doctor visits. She also does not know how to drive, so all her...
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Since it passed in 2009, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as the ACA or Obamacare has been put up for repeal over 50 times. Despite the multitude of efforts to repeal the ACA, it remains the law. In fact, according to...
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Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act of 2010, constitutes health care as affordable for anyone. Anyone, in this case, is everyone who is a citizen of the United States of America. This health care act lowers the costs for U.S citizens...
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Affordable Care Act (ACA) constituted a landmark reform legislation that was passed into law in 2010 and signed by President Barack Obama, thus OBAMACARE (ObamaCare Facts, n.d.). ACA has two portions; the Patient Protection and Affordable Act and the other one...
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Throughout the United States nearly 44 million people have no health insurance, another 38 million have poor, inadequate insurance. This would not be a problem if American drug and treatment prices were affordable, but America has some of the highest prices for medical care throughout...
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In regards to an event that occurred in 2014 concerning the Obamacare bill, two articles surfaced that placed an emphasis on different arguments both for and against the bill. While Paul Sission argued on behalf of the bill, Andrea Tantaros argued against it. When comparing...
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My understanding of healthcare reform is basic. However, from my research on the impact it has on healthcare finance, I would say that, Healthcare reform is a governmental and political initiative that was introduced to cut down high cost of healthcare and make it affordable...
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ObamaCare promises to create all sorts of free benefits, but analysts claim that in the end, nothing is free. “’P. J. O’Rourke famously said that if you think heath care is expensive now, wait until it’s free,’ said Avik Roy, of the Manhattan Institute,” (Angle)....
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The Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare presents many benefits and detriments to the people and our economy. There are several opinions that have a wide range of feelings between saying Obamacare is terrible and Obamacare is the best healthcare reform our country has...
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The Patient Protect and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), popularly referred to as Obamacare, has been a very controversial topic since its introduction in 2009. Some people support this act that mandates citizens to purchase health insurance; their justification is that it is beneficial for the...
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With all the technological advancements in the medical field, the United States has yet to provide free healthcare to it citizens. Healthcare in the United States is still treated as a privilege, in which only a select few that can afford it have access to...
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In a society that is so technologically and industrially driven, basic living standards that people often take for granted can be indiscernible. On March 23, 2010, President Obama and the 111th United States Congress signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often nicknamed Obamacare....