Question

1 What are 5 major Strengths of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

2 What are 5 major Weaknesses of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

3. What are 5 major Opportunities of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

4. What are 5 major Threats of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

Answer 1

1)*Health insurance is more affordable for many people

*people with preexisting health conditions can no longer be denied coverage

*No time limit exist on care

*More screenings are covered

*Prescription drugs cost less

2)*You can be fined if you dont have insurance

*Many people have to pay higher premiums.

*Taxes are going up as a result of the ACA.

* The ACA website had a lot of technical poblems made difficult for people to enroll and led to delays and lower than expected sign ups.

*Business are cutting employee hours to avoidcovering employees.

3)*Family planing coverage

*patient safety,health care quality,and population access

  *certification standards for qualified health plans

*Exchange governance

*internet portal design and operation

4)*patient would no longer have protections for preexisting condition.

*children would no longer have coverage under their parents health insurance plan until age 26.

*100 percentage coverage for certain preventive services would cease

*promotion of low coverage,short term health plans that do not guarantee coverage or comply with other ACA provisions.

*Elimination of the mandate or tax penalty for individual to purchase health insurance.