The Affordable Care Act and Florida Since amended in 2010, a heated topic across the country has been the Compilation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as the “Affordable Care Act” or “Obamacare”. The Affordable Care Act has caused a rift in legislative bodies in many states. Some states have accepted the terms of the program including all of its expansion on the health care system, but some have been reluctant to implement the program. One of those reluctant states has been Florida, which is apparent by multiple court cases that has come since its inception (ObamaCare Lawsuit). With Florida’s House of Representative consisting of a majority of Republicans, the conservatives of the state have fought the
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In a state with a large quantity of uninsured, the Affordable Care Act would provide important benefits. The Affordable Care Act goal is to make sure everyone in America has insurance, and it will make it easier for those without insurance to receive it. This will help reduce the high rates of uninsured within the state of Florida. A major goal that Act achieves is reducing the number of children that are without insurance (Nordrum). Numbers of uninsured have already declined since the act’s inception in 2010. It will also greatly improve the numbers of those with insurance in the Latino demographic (The Reaction). Josephine Mercado, executive director of the Hispanic Health Initiatives, agrees that the terms of the Affordable Care Act will greatly improve the health insurance for the Latino community (The Reaction). The Affordable Care Act offers reductions in premiums. These premium reductions will bring the cost of health care down, something that prevented many Florida residents from having health care in the first place. Obamacare calls for the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, which both program will help get insurance for areas of poverty in Florida (ObamaCare). The Affordable Care Act helps provide tax credits to small businesses to buy insurance for employees (ObomaCare). This greatly benefits the Florida economy as small business comprise a large portion of it
In a state with a large quantity of uninsured, the Affordable Care Act would provide important benefits. The Affordable Care Act goal is to make sure everyone in America has insurance, and it will make it easier for those without insurance to receive it. This will help reduce the high rates of uninsured within the state of Florida. A major goal that Act achieves is reducing the number of children that are without insurance (Nordrum). Numbers of uninsured have already declined since the act’s inception in 2010. It will also greatly improve the numbers of those with insurance in the Latino demographic (The Reaction). Josephine Mercado, executive director of the Hispanic Health Initiatives, agrees that the terms of the Affordable Care Act will greatly improve the health insurance for the Latino community (The Reaction). The Affordable Care Act offers reductions in premiums. These premium reductions will bring the cost of health care down, something that prevented many Florida residents from having health care in the first place. Obamacare calls for the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, which both program will help get insurance for areas of poverty in Florida (ObamaCare). The Affordable Care Act helps provide tax credits to small businesses to buy insurance for employees (ObomaCare). This greatly benefits the Florida economy as small business comprise a large portion of it