"Twenty-one State Attorneys General have filed suits to protect their citizens from being forced, in violation of the Constitution, to purchase government-approved health insurance" (Obamacare: Impact on States 4).
Doctors are drastically being cut out of profit through Obamacare. As a result, "Nearly two-thirds of doctors are considering abandoning any kind of government-sponsored health care insurance, stating that regulations are too high and reimbursement too low" (Obamacare Facts 1).
"Obamacare expands government's role as the primary payer of health care by adding 18 million people to the Medicaid program, which on average reimburses doctors only 56% of the market rate for medical procedures. Due to increased regulation and less reimbursement, 66% of doctors are considering no longer accepting government health programs" (Obamacare: Impact on Doctors 6).
It is scary to think of our country if there was to be a shortage of doctors. One would think that the President would make a plan to encourage people to become doctors, while instead Obama has made a law that gives doctors no incentives.
While there seem to be many disadvantages to the Obamacare plan others who support the plan see many advantages to Obamacare. One advantage supporter's claim is, "The Act was designed to reduce healthcare costs by making services available to the 32 million who currently can't get insurance. They often use a hospital emergency room as their primary care physician, increasing costs for everyone" (Dishwater Dream 5). When non-emergency patients are treated in the emergency room it is much more costly then a regular doctors visit. It also uses urgent resources inappropriately.
The low income families and people of America love Obamacare. "For people who can't afford health insurance, the federal government will pay the states to add them to Medicaid. The income requirement will be expanded to include more of the working poor" (Obamacare Facts 1). This means Obamacare will expand the requirements to qualify for free medical insurance or Medicaid. Another reason so many Americans are in support for Obamacare is for this reason: "Those who don't qualify for the expanded Medicaid will receive tax credits. States will be required to set up insurance exchanges to make it easier to shop for private health insurance coverage" (Obamacare Facts 1).
Obamacare is changing many of the insurance policies for the maximum dependent age requirement. "Insurance companies cannot deny children coverage for pre-existing conditions. This benefit applies to everyone in 2014. Insurance companies can...
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