Obama's Health Care Legislation Policy Problems

Abstract

The research paper comprises of the problems that have evolved after the President Obama's Health Care Legislation. The health care legislation has increased the dollar cost, have created the compensation problems for the doctors who now feel to be burdened by work and it also have increased the premiums resulting in adverse affects on economy.

Table of Contents

Obama's Health Care Legislation Policy Problems1

Abstracti

Introduction2

Discussion3

Reimbursement Issue to Doctors3

Raising Cost4

Raising Premiums4

Conclusion5

References6

Obama's Health Care Legislation Policy Problems

Introduction

Policy Advocacy Statement: “The independent problems of Obama's Health Care Legislation: Reimbursement issue to Doctors, Raising Premium and raising Cost”.

President Obama passed the legislation on health care in United States in year 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in the House with 212 out of 219 votes. The areas covered in the legislation included that only people with low income, people belonging to Indian tribes or people with objections on religious grounds were excluded from the insurance coverage. Small businesses falls in the category of having 25 employees of more than 25 employees, they have a tax credit for 50% of the employee health coverage expense. There was to be no coverage in health insurance for abortions. Individuals under the age of 65 of low income were to exceed the Medicaid coverage from 2014. The maintenance of Children Health Insurance Program for two years made mandatory. There was an increase in insurance tax by 0.9% for individual earning $200,000 or husband and wife jointly earning more than $250,000. Annual fee was enforced on importers and manufacturers of medical devices. The annual fees were imposed on certain branded prescription drug.

Discussion

The policy advocacy statements highlight the problems, which are the reimbursement issue to the doctors, increase in the tax cost and increasing premiums. The detail of each problem is stated below.

Reimbursement Issue to Doctors

For doctors, the ...