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    To what extent should the Affordable Care Act “Obama Care”, be the responsibility of the Federal government, and not the burden of the state under the guidelines of Federalism? In the past years down to 2008 we the people have heard conflicting arguments about the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obama Care”. Obama Care is a health insurance plan ran by the federal government. A health insurance plan in which everyone in the United States is eligible to have weather you are rich, middle class

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    As discussed previously, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 passed by the legislature, drastically changed the entire healthcare economy. In fact, ever since the ACA was passed it was required by law for hospitals to increase the amount of attention given to the individuals of the community in order to meet their needs. Also, the ACA allowed close to 10 million individuals to have health insurance through Medicaid and private health insurances, which has a high impact on all the hospitals, such as Yale

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    Devry University | Affordable Care Act | Health Care Policy | | Glen Tepper | 2/24/2013 | | Affordable Care Act The affordable care act was passed by congress and then signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010. On June 28th 2012 the Supreme Court rendered a final decision on the law. The affordable care act also known as the health care law offers clear choices for consumers and provides new ways to hold insurance companies accountable. As of September 23, 2012

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    The Affordable Care Act meant to give accessible medical care/health care to millions of people living in America, yet there is a large group that has been omitted from such act. Illegal immigrants are not eligible to buy health coverage nor receive help that would allow them to buy affordable health care. Because of this, illegal immigrants are not able to receive health care that they sometimes desperately need. The Affordable Care Act is not the only act passed in the United States that has placed

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    What is the Affordable Care Act? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obama care, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. What this did was to give affordable insurance to over 30 million previously uninsured people in the United States. People who couldn’t afford insurance now have Health Insurance Marketplaces that compare Health Plans that count as minimum essential coverage

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    Affordable Care Act and My Career in Emergency Medical Services According to studies as well as experienced, the “Affordable Care Act” having glitches and fixes. But the problems cut much deeper than technology problems. According to my deep survey, a majority of respondents tells that despite website fixes or leadership changes and their faith in the “Affordable Care Act” has not increased as well. In its recent form, Affordable Care Act simply would not achieve its original missions of expanding

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    The Affordable Care Act, often referred to as the ObamaCare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It has created a lot of controversy since its debut. The Healthcare reform will affect all Americans. The issue has many Americans believing it is a great thing for our country while others believe it is a terrible idea and then of course there are those who don’t know what to think. By Jan 1, 2014 Americans will be required to purchase a health care policy or will have to pay a penalty. Ready or not

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    moving further away from humanity-based health care and more towards the patient as a commodity. This was not the way my father practiced—nor will I.” This quote, from a surgeon in Michigan, was only one of many quotes gathered by The Doctors Company, which is the largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability in the nation, when they asked over 5,100 doctors about their thoughts on different aspects of Health Care Reform. American health care reform is something that was nearly seventy-five

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    According to data presented by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the US health care cost exceeded $ 8,000 per capita, in 2010, comparing to the next most expensive system (Norway) $5,000 per capita (OECD Health Data, 2012). Despite being the most expensive system in the world, US healthcare system has failed in many areas of performance and quality. According to OECD data, US has a much lower life expectancy than other industrialized countries, also the infant mortality

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    You and The Affordable Care Act. There are so many people here in the country that is not getting their complete health care coverage because of preventable conditions. Most Americans only receive half of the services suggested. The Affordable Care Act is mainly directed to the needs of Americans in need of healthcare that are not already covered. Lets take a look at how the ACA (Affordable Care Act) exchanges work. If you don't have insurance with your job or cannot afford insurance or the insurance

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