This information may lead one to inquire why the doctor-patient relationship is so crucial. Patients are obligated to share private information with their doctors, otherwise potentially risking their health. A bond of trust forms between a patient and their doctor over time. Patients are supposed to feel comfortable in the doctor’s office. With Obamacare snatching away Americans’ preferred doctors, patients may not experience that same level of comfort with their new physician compared to with their previous one. This could potentially affect that patient’s health (Campbell 1). A Minnesota woman, Theresa Puffer, signed up for a BlueCross BlueShield plan through Obamacare. Then, even though she purchased the plan with Obamacare, her plan was
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As stated earlier, in 2008, almost forty-six million Americans did not have health insurance (Auerbach 1). Those who support Obamacare declare that this is unacceptable. They believe that Obamacare is valuable because it mandates coverage for every man, woman and child in the United States. Healthy people are massively affected by this mandate because they do not need health care, and now are required to pay for it in order to help insure forty-six million Americans who cannot afford it. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act are blind to the fact that forcing the people of America to buy health care is actually harmful. It has impacted the cost and quality of health care terribly, as proven earlier. Just because everyone is now insured, does not mean everyone has the quality insurance that they want at a price they can afford. How can it be favorable for every single American to have health insurance if it causes health care to be expensive and poor …show more content…
Obamacare is startlingly expensive, and Americans are struggling to pay for it. Americans have and continue to endure cuts to other components of health care, various tax increases, and surging premium and deductible costs. Obamacare has also caused the quality of health care to decline. Americans have lost their insurance plans and choices as well as preferred doctors, which is awful because the doctor-patient relationship is so meaningful to quality health care. Doctors are also spending less time with patients due to the increased number of people with health care and the mandate of electronic medical records. It is extremely essential that America act to repeal the failure that is Obamacare. Hopefully, the future will bring a different plan for health care in America, one that is affordable and of good quality, unlike
As stated earlier, in 2008, almost forty-six million Americans did not have health insurance (Auerbach 1). Those who support Obamacare declare that this is unacceptable. They believe that Obamacare is valuable because it mandates coverage for every man, woman and child in the United States. Healthy people are massively affected by this mandate because they do not need health care, and now are required to pay for it in order to help insure forty-six million Americans who cannot afford it. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act are blind to the fact that forcing the people of America to buy health care is actually harmful. It has impacted the cost and quality of health care terribly, as proven earlier. Just because everyone is now insured, does not mean everyone has the quality insurance that they want at a price they can afford. How can it be favorable for every single American to have health insurance if it causes health care to be expensive and poor …show more content…
Obamacare is startlingly expensive, and Americans are struggling to pay for it. Americans have and continue to endure cuts to other components of health care, various tax increases, and surging premium and deductible costs. Obamacare has also caused the quality of health care to decline. Americans have lost their insurance plans and choices as well as preferred doctors, which is awful because the doctor-patient relationship is so meaningful to quality health care. Doctors are also spending less time with patients due to the increased number of people with health care and the mandate of electronic medical records. It is extremely essential that America act to repeal the failure that is Obamacare. Hopefully, the future will bring a different plan for health care in America, one that is affordable and of good quality, unlike