For this Assignment, select a local or state health care policy or legislation that was enacted in the last 5 years.

Summary the law or policy.

For this assignment, I’ll discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, which was enacted in 2010.

1. Summary: The Patient Protect and Affordable Care act was implemented in 2010 with the goal of increasing access to health insurance. It also aimed to reduce costs and improve quality. The ACA provided subsidies for people to purchase health insurance. The ACA required that employers with more than 50 employees offer their workers health insurance. The ACA set up state-based health insurance exchanges where small businesses and individuals could buy insurance. Medicaid coverage was expanded by the ACA to include more individuals with low incomes.
2. Strength and Weakness

Strength: The ACA’s greatest strength is the fact that it significantly improved access to insurance. Millions of people lacked adequate health coverage prior to the ACA. By expanding Medicaid, and by providing subsidies for insurance purchases, the ACA helped reduce the uninsured Americans.

Cost is a weakness. Some people have seen their health insurance rates increase because of the ACA, especially those that do not qualify to receive subsidies. The ACA’s impact on small companies, which must offer insurance to employees, has also been criticized. Some small companies have complained that the high cost of insurance forced them to reduce staff.

3. Impact:

ACA’s impact on consumers as well as providers has been substantial. For providers, ACA’s increased number of insurance-covered patients has resulted in increased revenue. The ACA also has led to lower reimbursement rates for certain providers.

The ACA increased the number of people who can get health insurance. The ACA also helps to lower the costs of insurance, especially for those that receive subsidies.

It is clear that the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act had an important impact on the United States’ health care system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact on the health care system in the United States.