The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act

by Tamara Thompson
The Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act

by Tamara Thompson

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Overview

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase health insurance quality and affordability, lower the uninsured rate by expanding insurance coverage, and reduce the costs of healthcare overall. Along with sweeping change came sweeping criticisms and issues. This book explores the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act, and explains who benefits from the ACA. Readers will learn how the economy is affected by the ACA, and the impact of the ACA rollout.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737771503
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 12/17/2014
Series: At Issue Series: Health
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 ObamaCare: The Plan Is to Transition to "Single-Payer" Socialized Medicine William F. Jasper 12

2 The Affordable Care Act Is Not Socialized Medicine Victor Peña 20

3 The Affordable Care Act Falls Short of Health Care as a Human Right Anja Rudiger 24

4 Millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law Sabrina Tavernise Robert Gebeloff 30

5 Obamacare: What If Not Enough Young, Healthy People Enroll? Linda Feldmann 37

6 The Affordable Care Act Will Benefit Rich and Poor Alike Froma Harrop 42

7 The Affordable Care Act Will Help Contain Health-Care Costs Stephen Zuckerman John Holahan 46

8 Insurance Racket Andrew Stiles 60

9 The Affordable Care Act Will Hurt the US Economy Sara Marie Brenner 64

10 The Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed: The Heritage Foundation 69

11 Most Americans Oppose Repealing the Affordable Care Ac Ronald Brownstein 86

12 Calling the Affordable Care Act "Obamacare" Undermines Reform Mugambi Jouet 91

13 Misallocation of Obamacare Showcases Modern Race Bias: The Gazette 95

14 Botched ACA Rollout Could Taint President Obama's Legacy: Cleveland Plain Dealer 99

15 Despite a Botched Rollout, the Health-Care Law Is Worth It Alan S. Blinder 103

Organizations to Contact 107

Bibliography 113

Index 123

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