"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…...

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Works Cited

1. Amadeo, Kimberly. "Obamacare Facts." About.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 April 2013.

Obamacare
The Cons of Obamacare

As the beginning of 2014 rapidly approaches and the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as "Obamacare," begins to take effect it is becoming more and more obvious that the system, as defined, is economically infeasible. Through a series of new taxes, as well as the individual mandate, the Obama administration has assured every American that the new system will be fully funded and the price of their insurance will drop significantly. However, just as his promise of that every American could keep their own health plan or doctor if they wanted is proving to be a falsehood, his promise that the new law will add millions of new people to the insurance rolls while simultaneously lowering prices for the individual American is also proving to be false. The primary means by which the president has guaranteed financial stability, the individual mandate, will not provide enough financial…...

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Works Cited

Murphy, Robert. "The Economics of Obamacare." Ludwig Von Missus Institute 13 Nov.

2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.  http://mises.org/daily/6587/ 

Obamacare Individual Mandate. Obamacare Facts. Web 9 Dec. 2013.

 http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-individual-mandate.php

Obamacare
When campaigning for the presidential elections to be held in 2008, the two forefront candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain both announced that they wished for a health reform to be made for the welfare of the American people. It was planned that the next president would implement the reform they personally supported.

The reform that Barack Obama campaigned was meant to provide 'universal healthcare' to all of the United States of America. Statistics have shown that almost 40 million people living in America do not have health insurance, and therefore not only are they left unsecured, they also leave a burden on tax payers, with whose money, health care is provided for such people. The reason why so many people were uninsured was because people could not afford its cost.

The health care reform formally got passed on March 23, 2010 in the East oom of the White House. Although it…...

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References:

Parmet, Wendy. Populations, Public Health, and the Law. Georgetown University Press, 2009. Print.

United States of America. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. What's Changing and When . Washington, D.C.:, Web. .

Wolverton, Ii Joe. "The Unconstitutional Healthcare Bill." New American. 21-12 2009: n. page. Print.

Obamacare: The Details
Obama's health care bill (23 March, 2010), passed by 219 votes to 212 in the House of Representatives with no Republican support, has been the biggest change in many years. In many ways a landmark, it will affect virtually every American depending on age and income, and will bring about changes in the health care industry, whilst also affecting coverage.

Changes are manifold and include the following:

million American, who are currently uninsured due to inability to afford insurance, or who are deemed too sick by insurance companies -- children included - to qualify for coverage, will be assisted

Insurers will be prevented from putting lifetime caps on coverage

Restrictions will be placed on the use of annual limits to ensure that people can access care.

million individuals, who lack health insurance due to economic reasons, will be afforded tax credit that will help them buy insurance on new medical insurance, state-based or…...

Obamacare good for the economy?
The issue must be looked at from three points-of-view, One the development that goes on in the health care and how the policy ahs affected the health care industry and particularly various sections of the society, secondly the economic changes and developments that have come about in the medical care industry, and the burden and changes in the nations economy as a whole and whether all these changes are good, or have a favourable impact. It must be noted that health care is a very contentious subject that is often made the issue in elections and therefore have a political angle too.

Why must there be Obamacare?:

In the American system, there is no concept of social support in the economy that is largely controlled by the capitalist system. However social concerns have become paramount in the changing society. Fundamentally even doctors are divided on the issue…...

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References

Blau, Francine D. (2006) "The Declining Significance of Gender?"

Russell Sage Foundation.

Boskin, Michael J. (2010) "Time to Junk the Corporate Tax Opinion"

The Wall Street Journal,

Obamacare health care premiums depends on location by Maureen Groppe (2013) narrates the story of how insurance premiums vary by different locations in the U.S. While many forms of price discrimination are disallowed under the Affordable Care Act, discrimination by zip code is still allowed. Insurance companies therefore discriminate based on differences in local health rates, and in services rendered in that community by health care providers. This information has just recently been made public through the information exchanges set up as the result of the ACA. There are other different facts presented, gleaned from the exchanges, for example average plan rates depending on the level of competition. Lack of competition was cited as a major contributor for the higher cost of rural plans. Competition is known to have a significant impact on pricing strategy, and the exchanges are actually designed to increase competition (Griffin, 2013).
There are a lot…...

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References

Griffin, D. (2013). The effect of competition on pricing strategy. Houston Chronicle. Retrieve November 12, 2013 from  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effect-competition-pricing-strategy-1109.html 

Groppe, M. (2013). Cost of Obamacare health care premiums depends on location. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 12, 2013 from  http://www.indystar.com/article/20131109/NEWS05/311090043/Cost-Obamacare-health-care-premiums-depends-location-nclick_check=1

government actors discussed in Chapter 10 of the text, Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach are federal government actors, state governments, and local government. They are the ones that form policy and pass laws that protect and enforce policy. The United States during its infancy formed a system of checks and balances that keep one-sided political agendas from taking over and that can be seen in recent legislature. "The Constitution that took effect in 1789 created a stronger national government, but it established a three-headed state with legislative, executive, and judicial branches and a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch would dominate" (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2015, p. 28).
ACA or the Affordable Care Act for example, is a step government actors have taken to reduce healthcare spending. States like Maryland have taken action in implementing sustainable ways to curb spending and promote wellness. The 2010…...

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References

McLaughlin, C., & McLaughlin, C. (2015). Health policy analysis. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Wartman, S. (2015). The Transformation of Academic Health Centers. Academic Press.

Politics: Obamacare-Protection of Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly referred to as Obamacare was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. The law was instituted to decrease the number of uninsured Americans and reduce the overall cost of health care. This paper seeks to show that PPACA Act, that was intended to decrease the number of uninsured Americans and reduce overall health care costs, actually contains misconceptions that are yet to be resolved almost two years after it was signed into law.

You and I know that under PPACA Act, insurance companies are compelled to cover all applicants regardless of pre-existing conditions or gender with the Congressional Budget Office projecting that the Act stands to lower future deficits and Medicare spending. The "pre-existing conditions" clause is particularly mind boggling. Is this health insurance scheme all inclusive or it tries to block…...

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Having shed some light on the provisions of the PPACA Act, let's now revisit the issue of "pre-existing conditions" bearing in mind that it was an emotive subject of debate in health care debate in the United States in 2009 and 2010 with majority of people opposing its exclusion by insurance industries and preferring its subsequent ban. Pre-existing condition is a medical condition that occurred before a program of health benefit comes into effect. Based on this definition, it is evident that "pre-existing condition" clause serves no purpose than rationing health care. Regardless of the definition which insurance companies give, "objective standard" or "prudent person," rationing of healthcare is still evident.

Definitions used by insurance companies are dictated by states where these insurance companies operate. Some states compel them to use objective standard definition where as other states require insurance companies to use prudent person standard definition. McCarran-Fergusson Act of 1945 bestows upon individual states within the United States the power to regulate pre-existing condition exclusions in individual and small group health insurance plans. The Act delegated insurance regulation responsibilities to individual states.

Tobacco has particularly been pointed out as pre-existing condition. This therefore implies that those who suffered from lung cancer or cancer of the pharynx as a result of using tobacco products, sought medical intervention, and have since recovered cannot enjoy the full benefits of Obamacare. The federal pre-existing condition exclusion regulation calls for setting up for premiums at standard rate for a standard population while the premiums for older individuals are allowed to be up to 4 times those of younger individuals. Despite the fact that pre-existing condition exclusions are prohibited for children under the age of 19 and in all health insurance plans, premium for tobacco users are only allowed to be up to 1.5 times the premium of non-tobacco users. This is an act of discrimination since you and I only know too well that pre-existing condition rules cruelly deny needy people treatment. Since insurance companies have made it a habit of wanting premiums without any risks, the pre-existing condition rule is most likely make them do anything within their means to make profits. If proper care is not taken, the Obamacare that was initiated to protect individuals from very high costs of health care may as well end up profiting unscrupulous commercial insurance companies that are ever keen on trying to avoid risks to maximize their profits.

Conservatives consistently argue for less and less support of the poor and those who cannot fully care for themselves, like children, the elderly, and those with disabilities while progressives argue precisely the opposite. Indeed, this is one of the most important divides between American liberals and American conservatives.
Welfare as we understand it today really begins with the New Deal of FD. Since then it has become more or less generous from one administration to another, with some surprises. onald eagan, as one might expect, cut welfare benefits, as did George W. Bush. But Bill Clinton did as well, as a part of what he called the "third way," which he intended to be a middle way between traditional conservative and liberal strategies (Fraker & Jacobson, 2000).

Current welfare support for the American poor is at levels far too low to provide evenly minimal care by any decent standard. This is…...

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References

Citro, C.F. & Michael, R. (1995). Measuring Poverty: A new approach. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Fraker, T.M. & Jacobson, J.E. (2000). Iowa's Family Investment Program: Impacts during the first 3-1/2 years of welfare reform. Washington, D.C.: Mathematica Policy Research.

Discuss how one can recognize the merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices. Focus on the various mandates for personnel within the public sector and how those practices may need to be re-examined.

Explain how the grouping of activities helps to attain program objectives. How do they apply in public management?

Political Structure in Obamacare
ObamaCare is a law that the President Obama is extremely passionate about. He built a big part of his political career around healthcare reform. This law will allow millions of Americans who cannot afford health insurance or cannot quality for health insurance to get affordable coverage. Millions of Americans live with treatable diseases, because they cannot afford health care cost associated with getting treatment. In 2009, 16.7% of the U.S. population was uninsured (50.7 million people). Of this population, there are 7.5 million children under the age of 18 that is uninsured and 676,000 senior citizens (Kondro, E756). ObamaCare is law that was passed in March 2010, allowing this uninsured population to get health care insurance at an affordable cost. In this paper I will discuss our political structure and some of the processes that ObamaCare passed through, going from a bill to a law, and then…...

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References

Cannona, Michael. "Federal Court Declares ObamaCare's Individual Mandate Unconstitutional." Retrieved on February 23, 2011 from  http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/federal-court-declares-obamacares-individual-mandate-unconstitutional/ 

Kondro, Wayne. "Uninsured Americans." Canadian Medical Association Journal.182.17 (2010): E756. Print.

Roller, Dough. "Health Care Reform Bill -- 26 Facts and Figures." Health Insurance News. Insurance News, 2011. Web. 13 Feb 2011. .

Weintraub, Arlene. "Health Benefits: Medicare's Costly Doughnut Hole." Business Week Online. 10.16/2008 P19

Universal healthcare does not provide adequate access to primary care and preventive services. Patients under Medicaid program find it extremely difficult to access healthcare system. Physician participation in Medicaid has been hampered by their lower payment rates relative to private insurance. Primary care physicians, medical, and surgical specialists are especially not so keen on participating in Medicaid. This reduces enrollees' access to medical care.
Medicaid patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTSE ACS) are less likely to receive evidence based therapies compared to patients under private insurance who benefit significantly from innovative therapeutic approaches including early invasive management strategies. A major predictor of treatment and outcome is whether a patient has Medicaid or private insurance. Scheduling adequate and timely follow-up after initial treatment is a major issue for patients under universal care as opposed to patients who are privately insured. High cost of Medicaid unfortunately translates into enrollees'…...

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References

Donovan, C. (2011). HHS's New Health Guidelines Trample on Conscience. The Backgrounder,

3332, 1-9.

Feldstein, M. (2009). Obamacare Is all About Rationing. The Wall Street Journal, pp. 1-2.

Graham, J.R. (2010). Should Your State Establish an Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange?

Affordable Care Act
Health policy issue in the United States

The Affordable Care Act (ACA)

The United States ACA is a vital healthcare law for the benefit of the multitude of American citizens unable to pay for quality healthcare for themselves and their families. President of the U.S., Barack Obama put the Act into effect on 23rd March, 2013. It was created for the purpose of according every citizen the opportunity of receiving quality healthcare services for prevention and cure (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013).

Timeline of evolution and events that led to the policy's creation

Autumn 2008: U.S. Democratic party presidential candidate Obama mentions a new healthcare policy

July 2009: Democratic legislators reveal their plans, in the form of a 1,000-page document, for revolutionizing the present U.S. healthcare system.

August 2009: Policymakers discover concerns among citizens with respect to "Obamacare," with one policymaker stating that citizens are stunned by the numerous changes…...

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References

Affordable Health California. (2015, September 11). Timeline: Affordable Care Act. Retrieved from Affordable Health California:  http://affordablehealthca.com/timeline-obamacare/ 

AFL-CIO. (2015, September 11). The Affordable Care Act Timeline. Retrieved from AFL-CIO:  http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Health-Care/The-Affordable-Care-Act-Timeline 

The New York Times. (2014, October 26). Is the Affordable Care Act Working? Retrieved from The New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/27/us/is-the-affordable-care-act-working.html?_r=0#/ 

U.S Department of Health and Human Services. (2013). Key Features of the Affordable Care Act By Year. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:  http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/timeline-text.html

Affordable Health Care Act/Obama Care
hat is Obama Care?

Health issue is a critical concept in relation to the growth and development of any nation. It is essential for the healthcare to be affordable and accessible with the aim of enhancing the health conditions of the citizens of the relevant nation. In the context of the United States, there is the adoption and implementation of the concept of Obamacare in the healthcare system. The President of the United States, Obama, in association with the Congress signed Obamacare into law in 2010. The main aim behind this development is to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare programs through enhancing accessibility to health insurance. This is because in the modern economy and health sector, it is expensive when visiting doctors for healthcare services and products (Klosek p. 32).

According to analysis of the economic resources, it is essential to note that healthcare costs…...

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Works Cited

Klosek, Jacqueline. Protecting Your Health Privacy: A Citizen's Guide to Safeguarding the Security of Your Medical Information. Santa Barbara, Calif: Praeger, 2011. Print.

Tate, N. (2013). ObamaCare survival guide.

Pipes, Sally. The Truth About Obamacare. Washington, DC: Regnery Pub, 2010. Print.

Healthcare Economics and Perspective of Sociology
Five years from now, the ACA will improve American health care delivery as well as reduce costs of health care services. Health insurance coverage reforms will uphold the principles of ACA through numerous provisions of direct targets of how health care systems are organized, paid for, and delivered in United States (Cimasi, 2014). The rules aim at addressing identified shortcomings in U.S. health system. The inefficiencies and high costs of fee-for-service systems will be directed to reduce variability in the quality of care among patients receiving viable roles between regions (Teitelbaum, 2013).

Health care providers will show interest in fixing daunting problems and obstacles. One of the areas of improvement includes the establishment of reimbursement systems that are aimed at rewarding physicians and hospitals for treating patients infected with acute conditions. The solutions surpass those with the ultimate focus on the prevention of such conditions against…...

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References

Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T. (2011). Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology. New York: SAGE.

Branches
When it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all three branches of the United States government play their own role when it comes to this enacted legislation. Beyond that, the idea of federalism and federal supremacy clearly come into play given that the states are largely at the mercy and whim of what the federal government mandates. Even with that, the individual parts of the government at both levels and the roles that they have to play (at the federal level in particular) need to be mentioned and covered. While there has been a lot of acrimony and testy exchanges when it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the program is established and verified law in the United States right now and there is not any current prospects of that changing.

Analysis

As noted in the introduction, there are three distinct parts of the United…...

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References

NCC Staff. (2015). How Obamacare has faced five years of constitutional challenges. Constitution Daily. Retrieved 10 September 2016, from http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2015/03/how-obamacare-survived-five-years-of-constitutional-challenges/

WSJ. (2016). Federalism and Obamacare. WSJ. Retrieved 10 September 2016, from  http://www.wsj.com/articles/federalism-and-obamacare-1425513815

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1. The impact of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) on access to healthcare in the United States
2. The effectiveness of Medicare and Medicaid in providing affordable healthcare to low-income and elderly populations
3. The future of universal healthcare in the United States
4. The role of pharmaceutical companies in rising healthcare costs
5. The importance of mental health coverage in healthcare policies
6. The debate over the privatization of healthcare services
7. The impact of electronic health records on patient care and privacy
8. The implications of genetic testing and personalized medicine on healthcare policy
9. The role of preventative care and public health initiatives in reducing....

The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has had a significant impact on healthcare accessibility in America. Some of the key ways in which it has improved accessibility include 1. Expansion of Medicaid The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage to millions of low-income adults in states that chose to participate in the expansion. This has increased access to affordable healthcare for individuals who were previously uninsured. 2. Health insurance exchanges The ACA established health insurance marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can shop for and purchase insurance plans. This has increased access to coverage for people who may not have....

The Affordable Care Act: Enhancing Healthcare Accessibility in America

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has been a transformative piece of legislation that has significantly impacted the healthcare landscape in the United States. This comprehensive law, enacted in 2010, has aimed to improve access to affordable health insurance, expand coverage to previously uninsured Americans, and enhance the overall quality of healthcare.

Expanding Coverage and Reducing Uninsurance Rates

One of the most significant impacts of the ACA has been its expansion of health insurance coverage. Prior to the ACA, millions of Americans were uninsured, facing financial barriers and lack of access....