Critical Essay

The Pro Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection

By Dominic Vinson
University Seminar 2







The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should continue to be mandated by the
government for all its eligible citizens. It also will help uninsured American Citizens gain coverage with
health insurance companies. This also should stay in affect due to the numerous health problems and
infirmities being carried by people all over the nation who either do not qualify for health insurance or
do not have the funds to pay for it.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act formerly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
or Obama Care Is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March
23, 2010. This was put into place to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance lowering
the uninsured rate by expanding coverage and lowering the costs of health care for American citizens
and the government.
The New York Times published an article on March 23
rd
about the signing of The Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act where President Obama said the core principle that everybody
should have some basic security when it comes their healthcare. In coincidence to this quote from
President Obama, the Affordable Care Act expands the quality and availability of private and public
health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, taxes, insurance exchanges and other
reforms.
Currently small firms capacitate to offer small coverage that is limited by high administrative
costs, low bargaining power to negotiate benefit design and premiums. This simply means that small
insurances companies offer small coverage due to lack of budgeting from high costs of their
administration. Personally I feel The Affordable Care Act is a great law that is needed. There are many
citizens who are either sick, shut-in, or have died because they couldnt receive medical care due to lack
of insurance. As a child, I have always had heredity eye problems. As an infant I contacted Cataracts and
had to have surgery. Of course back in 1994 this law was not established but gladly my parents had and
still do have health insurance with Kaiser Permanente. Now that this law is established, anyone from the
infant age to the elderly age dont have to worry about not having health insurance if they need medical
care or even the slightest prescription of medicine.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should continue to be mandated by the
government for all its eligible citizens. Lots of senior citizens need this law. Day by day millions of
citizens die from infirmities due to the lack of affordable health insurance. President Obama made it so
that citizens wont have to stress over health issues. Hopefully, this law is still in effect years and year to
come to keep Americans health care secure.













Citation Page


Eibner, C., Hussey, P. S., & Girosi, F. (2010). The effects of the Affordable Care Act on workers' health
insurance coverage. New England Journal of Medicine, 363(15), 1393-1395.
Huntington, W. V., Covington, L. A., Center, P. P., Covington, L. A., & Manchikanti, L. (2011). Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: reforming the health care reform for the new decade. Pain
Physician, 14, E35-E67.













Critical Essay (outline)

I. Intro Paragraph
A. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should continue to be mandated by the
government for all its eligible citizens

II. First Paragraph(Details about the Affordable Care act)
A. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act formerly known as the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) or Obama Care Is a United States federal statute signed into law by President
Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
B. Put into place to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance lowering the
uninsured rate by expanding coverage and lowering the costs of health care for American
citizens and the government.
C. . Requirements for this law are that all companies must cover all applicants with new
minimum standards excluding their condition, race or gender


III. Second Paragraph(Debate Points)
A. The New york Times published an article on March 23rd about the signing of The Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act where Obama said the core principle that everybody
should have some basic security when it comes to their health care.
B. The affordable care act expands the quality, and availability of private
and public health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, taxes, insurance
exchanges, and other reforms.
C. Obama care benefits include emergency care, hospitalization, prescription drugs,
maternity, and newborn care. It also offers yearly check-ups, immunizations, counseling,
and screenings

IV. Third paragraph (Effects of Affordable Care Act/Personal Beliefs)
A. Currently small firms capacitate to offer small coverage that is limited by high administrative
costs, low bargaining power to negotiate benefit design and premiums
B. The Affordable Care Act is a great law that is needed. There are many citizens who are either
sick, shut-in, or have died because they couldnt receive medical care due to lack of
insurance.


V. Conclusion
A. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should continue to be mandated by the
government for all its eligible citizens.