The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” was created to provide affordable health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. This act has brought along many problems since its passing. In the beginning, many people believed that the United States healthcare system needed to be reformed in some way (“Affordable Care Act” n.p.). Far too many Americans lacked health insurance, and to most people, this was unacceptable for the United States (Friedman 52). However, there was much opposition to it, as it was passed without a single republican vote. Republicans believed that Obamacare would increase the cost of healthcare, weaken the economy, and hurt Americans, and it has done just that. (“Affordable Care
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With this restriction, more money from people’s bills is going to health care itself and less to the insurance companies (Fontenot 52). Ultimately, the goal is to better the quality of healthcare, but with the PPACA, this goal has become harder to reach. According to Sherry Glied, “One of the principal reasons for extending health insurance coverage is to increase people’s access to needed health services.” The PPACA should protect against high health care costs and improve access to care, in the event that health services are available (Glied 1). The amount of primary care visits and outpatient services have increased since the passing of Obamacare (Glied 2). Since more people are covered under the PPACA, there is a shortage of physicians to care for the patients, and therefore the patients are having a harder time accessing the care they need. Not only are physicians short, but there is also an expanding, aging population of “baby boomers” that have many health risks. The “baby boom” physicians are now retiring, too, and they are not being replaced fast enough. This causes concern on the amount of physicians available to take care of patients. (Abbott 14). With everyone having access to health care, the health system is being overcrowded and less people are receiving quality health care (Friedman 60). Even though there has been a …show more content…
The law’s cost on large employers varies, depending on eligibility and other plan provisions. No matter what, however, it has been a large added cost to employers (Abbott 9-10). The employer mandate part of the PPACA requires employers with fifty full time employees or more to provide health care coverage to their full time employees, or they will face fines. Some employers have threatened to reduce full time jobs to part time jobs in order to not have to offer health insurance (“Affordable Care Act” n.p.). Many job benefits have been eliminated because employers find them unaffordable and need the extra money to pay for health insurance (Abbott 12). Even though employees are gaining health insurance through their workplace, they are losing their job benefits and potentially losing money because their work hours are being
With this restriction, more money from people’s bills is going to health care itself and less to the insurance companies (Fontenot 52). Ultimately, the goal is to better the quality of healthcare, but with the PPACA, this goal has become harder to reach. According to Sherry Glied, “One of the principal reasons for extending health insurance coverage is to increase people’s access to needed health services.” The PPACA should protect against high health care costs and improve access to care, in the event that health services are available (Glied 1). The amount of primary care visits and outpatient services have increased since the passing of Obamacare (Glied 2). Since more people are covered under the PPACA, there is a shortage of physicians to care for the patients, and therefore the patients are having a harder time accessing the care they need. Not only are physicians short, but there is also an expanding, aging population of “baby boomers” that have many health risks. The “baby boom” physicians are now retiring, too, and they are not being replaced fast enough. This causes concern on the amount of physicians available to take care of patients. (Abbott 14). With everyone having access to health care, the health system is being overcrowded and less people are receiving quality health care (Friedman 60). Even though there has been a …show more content…
The law’s cost on large employers varies, depending on eligibility and other plan provisions. No matter what, however, it has been a large added cost to employers (Abbott 9-10). The employer mandate part of the PPACA requires employers with fifty full time employees or more to provide health care coverage to their full time employees, or they will face fines. Some employers have threatened to reduce full time jobs to part time jobs in order to not have to offer health insurance (“Affordable Care Act” n.p.). Many job benefits have been eliminated because employers find them unaffordable and need the extra money to pay for health insurance (Abbott 12). Even though employees are gaining health insurance through their workplace, they are losing their job benefits and potentially losing money because their work hours are being