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What problems did the Affordable Care Act solve?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has 3 main objectives: (1) to reform the private insurance market—especially for individuals and small-group purchasers, (2) to expand Medicaid to the working poor with income up to 133\% of the federal poverty level, and (3) to change the way that medical decisions …
What was the purpose of the Affordable Care Act?
It was designed to extend health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. The act expanded Medicaid eligibility, created a Health Insurance Marketplace, prevented insurance companies from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and required plans to cover a list of essential health benefits.
How do doctors feel about the ACA?
The majority of physicians view the ACA unfavorably. The survey found 51 percent of respondents deem the law “very unfavorable” or “somewhat unfavorable.” Just 30 percent gave the ACA a favorable rating.
What are the two main goals of the Affordable Care Act?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has two main goals: (1) to make health care coverage more available, affordable, and acceptable and (2) to slow the growth of health care costs in the U.S.
What is the Affordable Care Act and how does it work?
The ACA took effect in 2010 and had as its two main goals providing better health insurance coverage for Americans and lowering the overall cost of healthcare.
How did the Affordable Care Act affect the individual health insurance market?
The ACA Damaged the Individual Market for Health Insurance and Harmed Middle-Income Families and Small Businesses Prior to the ACA, the individual health insurance market—the place where self-employed people and those without employer-provided coverage shop for coverage—had around 12 million enrollees.
How do Americans know so much about the ACA?
More than 60\% of Americans have stated that most of what they know about the ACA came from watching TV. Opposition to a government role in health care and to mandatory health insurance makes it unlikely that the US will be able to insure that all of its citizens have ongoing access to health care in the near future.
How has TV affected Americans’ views of the Affordable Care Act?
The overwhelmingly negative TV ads against the ACA by the Republican candidates in the elections of 2012 and 2014 have had a major impact on Americans’ views of the ACA. More than 60\% of Americans have stated that most of what they know about the ACA came from watching TV.