Impact of Affordable Care Act on Nursing

Impact of Affordable Care Act on Nursing

Introduction

The Affordable Care Act generally called the ACA (Affordable Care Act) or Obamacare, is a United States elected statute marked into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 (Hutchins et al., 2013). In collaboration with HCERA (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), it speaks to the most critical regulatory redesign of the nursing profession of the country since the entry of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965.

The Affordable Care Act expects to expand the affordability and quality of health insurance, bring down the rate of uninsured individuals ...