Hilary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, leads and fights to expand health care for every American. Not only is she fighting for insurance companies, drug companies, and large corporations but she is focusing her efforts on individual families. The republicans continue to repeal the Affordable Care Act however Clinton says she’ll continue to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Workers should share slower growth of national health care by lowering out of pocket costs like copays and deductibles, Clinton believes. She also believes in reducing the cost of prescription drugs especially for hardworking families and seniors. Clinton is going to improve value and care for all Americans by transforming the health care system. I believe
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In 1939, group health insurance was introduced as an employee benefit and excluding the employer and employee premium from federal taxes which made the development of the group health insurance market. This tax exempt status of health insurance still applies to today. Medicare and Medicaid was then introduced in 1966. Then came The HMO Act of 1974 which worked for rising health care costs in the country but doesn’t work that much anymore. The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable care Act is the health care system we have today which was introduced in 2010 which was a wake-up call from the …show more content…
She is the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination and has called for a challenge toward her Republican opponents. Frank Luntz, an influential Republican strategist, developed a campaign to destroy Obamacare even before the law was even enforced. He says that Hillary Clinton is taking the people’s wallet but he doesn’t mention any details on how they will be changing healthcare. The Republicans just continue to campaign against Obamacare. Hillary Clinton focuses on a poll that’s suggests what Americans want their elected leaders to accomplish. Three quarters of Americans said that making high cost drugs affordable should be the top healthcare priority for the next president and Congress. Most Americans also want to be protected from surprise out of network medical charges and they hope their elected leader will do so. America wants the government to ensure health plans have enough networks and want more information about prices of doctor visits, test, and procedures. A nationwide Consumer Report showed almost a third of Americans with private health insurance received a bill where they were charged more than they thought. Hillary Clinton plans on putting a $250 monthly spending on how much Americans are allowed to pay out of pocket for medications. She would also create a new tax credit that
In 1939, group health insurance was introduced as an employee benefit and excluding the employer and employee premium from federal taxes which made the development of the group health insurance market. This tax exempt status of health insurance still applies to today. Medicare and Medicaid was then introduced in 1966. Then came The HMO Act of 1974 which worked for rising health care costs in the country but doesn’t work that much anymore. The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable care Act is the health care system we have today which was introduced in 2010 which was a wake-up call from the …show more content…
She is the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination and has called for a challenge toward her Republican opponents. Frank Luntz, an influential Republican strategist, developed a campaign to destroy Obamacare even before the law was even enforced. He says that Hillary Clinton is taking the people’s wallet but he doesn’t mention any details on how they will be changing healthcare. The Republicans just continue to campaign against Obamacare. Hillary Clinton focuses on a poll that’s suggests what Americans want their elected leaders to accomplish. Three quarters of Americans said that making high cost drugs affordable should be the top healthcare priority for the next president and Congress. Most Americans also want to be protected from surprise out of network medical charges and they hope their elected leader will do so. America wants the government to ensure health plans have enough networks and want more information about prices of doctor visits, test, and procedures. A nationwide Consumer Report showed almost a third of Americans with private health insurance received a bill where they were charged more than they thought. Hillary Clinton plans on putting a $250 monthly spending on how much Americans are allowed to pay out of pocket for medications. She would also create a new tax credit that