Question

What are specific provisions within the Affordable Care Act that will directly impact the delivery, type, and/or method of care given to patients?

Answer 1

(ACA) Affordable care act refers to the reform law related to healthcare system. It was enacted in March of 2010 which is also called Obamacare.

Primary provisions of this act is as follows:

• The law enabled affordable health insurance which benefitted more people than ever to take the medical services. This was accomplished by providing subsidies to people whom income comes between 100% to 400% as per the federal poverty law.
• The Medicaid expansion occurred which delivered its benefits to people having income upto 138% of FPL. Hence, the beneficiaries of Medicaid program increased and hence the heathcare delivery.
• Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally
• The innovative medical care delivery was introduced that transformed the healthcare system. Electronic Health Records or EHR usage increased. Medical care equipments were modernized to provide better care to the patients. Innovative medical care paved way for low cost HealthCare services.

These provisions put a great impact on the healthcare system in aspect of mainly delivery as the beneficiaries increased, method was improved from innovative medical devices and equipments. Quality of care increased with the innovation in healthcare.