HEALTH CARE POLICY

Health Care Policy Reform And Its Impact On Healthcare Access, Cost, And Quality



Abstract

In this study, we try to analyse the effectiveness of the health care policy reform and its impact on healthcare access, cost, and quality. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was introduced on the 23rd of March, 2010. It was signed by the president of the United States of America, Barack Obama. This was done in response to the fact that there were certain drawbacks in the health care system of the United States of America, which became a barrier for individuals to get the treatments that they needed, in order to get rid of the diseases they had. This was because of the high costs of the treatment, as well as, the low coverage plan. Moreover, there were accessibility issues, as well. More specifically speaking, the Hispanic population was the one that was most affected by this, and suffered the most. In order to improve the system of the health care and to make it accessible for the overall population, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 was introduced and implemented. In the end, it can be said that the introduction and the successful implementation of the Health Care Act of 2010 for the health care reform, has brought about many changes in the health care sector in the United States of America. The government has increased its expenditures in the sector, in order to make sure that more number of individuals can get the treatment that they need, and that also with a much better quality. Moreover, the costs for the individuals who need the treatment have also decreased, along with improving the quality of service being delivered.

Health Care Policy Reform And Its Impact On Healthcare Access, Cost, And Quality

Introduction

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Act on the protection of patients and health care affordable) is a law passed by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on the 23rd of March, 2010. It is the main component of the reform of the welfare system in the United States, with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act signed the same day. Along with the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, this law is the result of the program of health care reform with a majority of congressional Democrats and the Obama administration (Blendon, Benson, 2010).

This paper would be focused on presenting the analysis of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 for health care reform, along with its impact on health care costs, access, and quality.

Discussion

Summary of proposal including group proposing it

The issue of health reform was the subject of discussion during the campaign for the Democratic primary election in 2008, as competition intensified, public attention focused on proposals from the two leading candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. After the election Obama announced in a joint session of Congress, in February 2009, that he would start a ...