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The implementation of Health Information Technology under PPACA would improve care quality, reduce cost and makes health accessible

The implementation of Health Information Technology under PPACA would improve care quality, reduce cost and makes health accessible

The bill PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that promotes Patient Protection and accessibility of care has been enacted into law in March 2010. The law provides that every citizen purchases health insurance or suffer sanctions. It is basically aimed at deteriorating the citizens of the country that are currently uninsured and consequently aiding in the reduction of costs that are associated with health care. It is also aid to provide mechanisms such as subsidies, mandates along with tax credits. It will also cover not just individuals who are employees but also employers so that the rate of coverage is increased. There have also been additional reforms introduced. It is these individual reforms that are said to be aimed at the improvement of the outcomes of healthcare and at the same time facilitating in streamlining the delivery of health care. Patient Protection Act and Affordable Health Care also needs the insurance companies also is said to require the insurance companies to not only cover the applicants but at the same time it should also offer the consistency in rates ignoring the conditions that preexist as well as the gender. The budget office of congressional has made a projection whereby it states that PPACA will aid in lowering down the deficit that is bound to arise in the future along with the medicare spending.

With the recent passage of health care reform through the Patient Protection Act and Affordable Health Care, (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) PPACA, for its acronym in English, people living in the United States will gain significant benefits health which consequently will impact the all kinds of people belonging to different caste's, creed, religion and also belonging to different careers and fields that operate within a country and IT students are no exception.

Different caste's, creed, religion constitute the social group with the lowest rate of health insurance in the United States. According to a Gallup survey presented in 2009, the average number of people over 18 without health insurance in the country is 16 percent, but this amount increases to 41.7 percent for Hispanics. This disparity means that Hispanic people have no access to primary health care at the same rate as other groups, and when they finally have access to medical care, his health condition has worsened (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).

The scope of supply for various social health is one of the highlights of the PPACA to establish temporary provisions to enable health coverage more affordable for people who have lost their jobs. Insurance companies in their plans must pay in full coverage of preventive services approved. These services include immunizations, cancer screenings and tests for diabetes. For example, an insured person who is detected diabetes in a regular visit to the doctor is more likely to properly treat the disease ...