Question

What are the Affordable Care Act that are major ethical considerations in the context of a Christian worldview perspective regarding the issue from a patient/family, patient care provider, and regulatory body perspective. What are the implications for carrying out work within the public arena with compassion, justice, and concern for the common good?

Answer 1

• Affordable Care Act ,formally known as the patient protection ando Affordable care Act and commonly known as Obamacare.
• Enacted by the 111th United States Congress.
• The law provides numerous rights and protections that make health coverage more fair and easy to understand, along with subsidies to make it more affordable.
• The law also expands the medicaid program to cover more people with low income.
• The implementation of the ACA is giving every hospital an initiative to improve their quality to receive the maximum reimbursement frI'm medicare especially. They determine the quality of hospital based off patient surveys that are given postcare and the outcomes of procedures performed for the patient.
• After implimentation of the ACA, more people reported that they could afford medications and had a physician, fewer reported problem affording care and self-reported health status improved.
• The law hasbeen life Changing for people who were previously uninsured, have lower incomes , or have preexisting conditions.
• The law includes premium tax credits and cost sharing reductions to help lower cost for lower income individual's and families.