Please go to www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/03/23/look-six-years-affordable-care-a
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Question
Please go to www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/03/23/look-six-years-affordable-care-act (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to read the latest about the Affordable Care Act from the White House.
Respond to the questions below.
What are some benefits of the healthcare reform that has been prompted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
Why is it important to be aware of changes in healthcare policy?
Why do you believe we spend more on healthcare than any other country but have the worst outcomes?
Explanation / Answer
The main purpose of the ACA is to lower health rate costs overtime,congress realizes that the cost of medicare,medicaid and employee helath benefits is eating up the federal budget.So they agreed to reform healthcare was a priority.The benefits are; It makes healthinsurance affordable by providing subsidies.It emphazises preventive care,It improves how health care itself is delivered.Make insurance affordable by providing tax credits for insurance to the middle class.It emphasizes prevention by further cut costs by requiring all insurance plans to cover essential health benefits like emergency services,hospitalization,ambulatory patients services,maternity and new born services,prescription drugs etc.
MOst of the people dont know about the changes done by the Affordable care act,it is very important to create awareness by the government what all the changes have made by Trump,as this act was started by Obama previously.It allows people to have a clear idea about the changes and could help in future purpose.