Category: Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Acts Impact on Medicare Spending The Affordable Care Act is gradually decreasing costs by means of the restructuring of payments to Medicare Advantage. This has occurred because the government was spending more money per enrollee on Medicare Advantages compared to Original Medicare. Therefore, the financial impact of the ACA implied significant cuts, which…

The Affordable Care Acts Effects Various factors impact the capacity of the population to receive medical care. One may consider politics as one of the most influential factors. Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a federal law that has significantly affected the American health care system, seeking to make insurance more affordable, promote Medicaid expansion, and…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Health Care Reform Table of Contents Introduction Implications Conclusion Reference list Introduction Passed into the United States law by President Barrack Obama, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a cardinal statute. Coupled with the Health Care and Education Reform Act of 2010, the PPACA…

The Affordable Care Act Advances Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The Affordable Care Act (ACA) had a tremendous effect on the U.S. healthcare system. There are several key changes to the principles on which ones eligibility for Medicaid coverage is established. The focus shifted toward covering vulnerable portions of the U.S. population,…

Current Healthcare Law: Affordable Care Act Introduction The United States healthcare landscape has undergone various reforms ever since the nations adoption of federalism to advance the quality of care administered to its citizens. These reforms have, in turn, significantly impacted nursing practice and roles. This paper discusses the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a legislation that…

The Cost of the Affordable Care Act Healthcare policies aim to promote public health and quality of care through cost-effective measures that impact various aspects of clinical practice. The integral part of any healthcare policy is adequate financing supported by cost-containment or cost-control strategies. The following paper will discuss the cost of the Affordable Care…

Affordable Care Act Critique Defense One of the undeniably positive impacts that ACA has had on the health care delivery is the increased access to healthcare for the people with preexisting conditions (Shi & Singh, 2014). However, the opponents of the Act continue to claim that it somehow limits their access to the medical help.…

The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare Improvement The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Obamacare, sparked off a lot of controversy dividing the people into two sides; some sing the praises to the act while others take a dim view believing that it has more cons than pros. With all the pros and…

Mario-Diaz Balart and Affordable Care Act Nowadays, nursing advocacy training becomes of paramount importance, as these specialists are considered not only as healthcare providers but also as political leaders. The latter can change healthcare legislation in a positive way (Tomajan, 2012). American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) highly supports these initiatives. It helps them…

American Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was to ensure all citizens in America had access to affordable and quality health care (Giovannelli, Lucia, & Corlette, 2014). The Act was designed to transform the countrys healthcare system by containing costs (Hall, 2014). The proposed…