The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, “Obamacare”, affects the healthcare industry and the way America delivers healthcare. The act focuses on providing more Americans with affordable, quality health insurance through reforms, taxes, regulations, and exchanges. The benefits are that more Americans have health insurance, it is more affordable to have, people with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage, regulates the health insurance industry, reduces health care spending, and there are no set limits on the amount of money insurance companies can spend on an individual. The unfortunate cons to the PPACA is many people have to pay higher premiums, taxes are rising due to the ACA, you can be fined for not having health insurance, and some employers are cutting employees hours to avoid covering them.
A previous flaw from the health care system delivered before PPACA was sign into law was insurance coverage. According to the Bureau of Census, “Up to 129 …show more content…
Also, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, “The PCIP program provided health coverage options to individuals who were uninsured for at least six months, had a pre-existing condition, and had been denied coverage (or offered insurance without coverage of the pre-existing condition) by a private insurance company. Now, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance plans can no longer deny anyone coverage for their pre-existing condition”. “Obamacare” has a conflict theorist perspective- the theory suggests that social inequality (gender, race, class, age) and overall health inequality (pre-existing conditions such as, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and pregnancy) characterizes the quality of healthcare a person can receive. On the PPACA, it is illegal to charge women different rates than men, stops insurance from dropping you when you are sick, improves Medicare for
A previous flaw from the health care system delivered before PPACA was sign into law was insurance coverage. According to the Bureau of Census, “Up to 129 …show more content…
Also, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, “The PCIP program provided health coverage options to individuals who were uninsured for at least six months, had a pre-existing condition, and had been denied coverage (or offered insurance without coverage of the pre-existing condition) by a private insurance company. Now, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health insurance plans can no longer deny anyone coverage for their pre-existing condition”. “Obamacare” has a conflict theorist perspective- the theory suggests that social inequality (gender, race, class, age) and overall health inequality (pre-existing conditions such as, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and pregnancy) characterizes the quality of healthcare a person can receive. On the PPACA, it is illegal to charge women different rates than men, stops insurance from dropping you when you are sick, improves Medicare for