Question

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following topic materials:

1. "About the Affordable Care Act"
2. "Health Care Transformation: The Affordable Care Act and More"

What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?

Answer 1

Various important elements of affordable care act:-

Paying physicians on the basis of quality they provide to patient not on the basis of quantity

Prohibition of deny by insurance company for insurance of children

Making all information online,so that it is available for all

Increasing access to Medicaid

Increasing responsibility of individual

Makindg Medicare affordable for all

Establishing medical insurance available for all

Providing new options for long term insurance

Prohibition of discrimination among patients regarding anything

Lowering health care premium

In the treatment of any patient, there is always a team play, like doctor diagnosing and suggesting medicine, relatives making food and support for patient, but it's mainly nudes who is always available and standing along with patient, for regular care and checkup while pt. Is admitted also just before discharge of pt.. therefore nurse has been given a huge responsibility regarding implementation of various programmes launched by govt, they can ask the patient and let them know, what are the benefits and whole procedure and curriculum or steps they should go through for assessing benefits provided by govt. They even have power to approach and change if required in program, thus soulstone of Medicare is nurses