Question

what are the benefits of healthcare reform that has been prompted by the affordable care act?

why is it important to be aware of changes in healthcare policy?

why do you believe we spend more on healhtcare than any other country but have the worst outcomes?

Answer 1

1).

Healthcare reform:

• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted on 23^rd March 2010
• The primary aims of ACA (affordable care act) include establishing near-universal coverage and shared responsibility, improving the affordability and quality of healthcare insurance coverage, enhancing the quality and efficacy of healthcare services while minimizing the wasteful spending, and to strengthen primary health-care access particularly to medically underserved populations.
• The ACA allowed the insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and created new protections for elderly and disabled people against coverage policies.
• Overall, efforts of ACA are directed to reframe the economic association between Americans and the health-care system, thereby to stem the health insurance crisis.

Positive features of ACA:

• Irrespective of the insurance plan and income, the quality is aimed to be equal for all the individuals
• The same physicians are available to choose for all types of plans, which ensures distribution of equal quality care.
• Individuals are previously recommended to choose plans if their current physician accepts them.
• A team of healthcare experts works to come up with ideas to preserve and reform Medicare and to improve the coverage quality while reducing the cost.

The negative features of ACA:

• Increased premium costs
• Increased deductible health plans

So, it is recommended to balance the premium costs and deductible health plans while presenting the positive features of ACA in future.