All Americans have the fundamental human right to health care regardless of any circumstances, or at least they should. Health care systems of the past and present have become a common topic of controversy. While new provisions of the Affordable Care Act continue to unveil, adversaries will have more opportunities to contest its changes. However, abolishing the Affordable Care Act would leave millions of low-income Americans without health care. The quality of life that many Americans live should be upheld by the increase of coverage through the Affordable Care Act. So long as the Affordable Care Act remains active, its provisions can meet the demands for better health care, conform to lower-costing patient services, and increase the number
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This act will then alter the physician to patient ratio since more patients will begin seeking healthcare providers. In turn, a demand for primary-care physicians and additional providers will arise to help alleviate the shortage. According to Medical Doctors Stephen M. Petterson, Winston R. Liaw, Robert L. Phillips, David L. Rabin, David S. Meyers, and Andrew M. Bazemore, while expanding insurance exchanges, “the total number of office visits to primary care physicians is projected to increase from 462 million in 2008 to 565 million in 2025. After incorporating insurance expansion, the United States will require nearly 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025” (1). This statistic alone addresses one of the primary conflicts under the ACA, the physician shortage. However, if seen from different perspectives, one may bring into question the validity of this conflict. The new models of healthcare under the ACA have suggested utilizing team-based care and the adoption of technology. Team-based care is key innovation of the medical-home model that assigns primary-care tasks to other healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and pharmacists. Reallocating the duties of a primary-care physician to other workers could potentially alleviate the shortage of physicians. According to numerous …show more content…
Ultimately, the overall health of Americans should be prioritized regardless of economic status, and under the ACA, that ideal is upheld. If the ACA is repealed, the advancement and future of healthcare would be at risk affecting an immense portion of the human population. Without a thriving medical field, the human population could be at a disadvantage as far as living a healthy lifestyle. While the Affordable Care Act continues to be enforced, the medical work force and patient community will undoubtedly reap its
This act will then alter the physician to patient ratio since more patients will begin seeking healthcare providers. In turn, a demand for primary-care physicians and additional providers will arise to help alleviate the shortage. According to Medical Doctors Stephen M. Petterson, Winston R. Liaw, Robert L. Phillips, David L. Rabin, David S. Meyers, and Andrew M. Bazemore, while expanding insurance exchanges, “the total number of office visits to primary care physicians is projected to increase from 462 million in 2008 to 565 million in 2025. After incorporating insurance expansion, the United States will require nearly 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025” (1). This statistic alone addresses one of the primary conflicts under the ACA, the physician shortage. However, if seen from different perspectives, one may bring into question the validity of this conflict. The new models of healthcare under the ACA have suggested utilizing team-based care and the adoption of technology. Team-based care is key innovation of the medical-home model that assigns primary-care tasks to other healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and pharmacists. Reallocating the duties of a primary-care physician to other workers could potentially alleviate the shortage of physicians. According to numerous …show more content…
Ultimately, the overall health of Americans should be prioritized regardless of economic status, and under the ACA, that ideal is upheld. If the ACA is repealed, the advancement and future of healthcare would be at risk affecting an immense portion of the human population. Without a thriving medical field, the human population could be at a disadvantage as far as living a healthy lifestyle. While the Affordable Care Act continues to be enforced, the medical work force and patient community will undoubtedly reap its