Impact On Public Administration Pros And Cons

There are many types of court rulings that have an impact on the public administration in the United States. These cases originate from the states and federal laws which have led to positive and negative effects on the public administrations. The different courts in the country have powers which enable them to change and implement laws which have led to a profound impact on public administration. This shows that through the judicial arm of government it has played a significant role towards the formation of public policy. An example of a recent federal law that affected how the administrators should develop their policy was the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT).
The federal case ruling that I will discuss that had an impact on public administration is the Affordable Healthcare Act ruling of 2012. The Affordable Care Act "requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax." (2018) The Supreme Court ruling in 5-4 votes upheld the Obama health care overhaul law which required the Americans to obtain health insurance or pay the penalty for failure. The Act also required the states to extend their Medicaid …show more content…
The other impact is that it offered all the administrators in different states to ensure that they expand their Medicaid programs to cover all the uninsured adults who have an income below the federal poverty level. The outcomes of this case on public administration were that it led to the creation of centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services which catered for the administration of medical assistance programs. The other outcome is that it led to public administrators engaging in education campaigns to inform the public about the health outcomes that they would get from taking the health