Question

Discuss the impact of the ACA changes in the current healthcare environment?

Answer 1

Ans) The Affordable Care Act Expanded Medicaid
One of the most important provisions of the Affordable Care Act is the expansion of health coverage to low-income families through the Medicaid program.

- The ACA requires most U.S. citizens and legal residents to purchase health insurance if they can afford it or pay a penalty. There is a mandate that says that every state must have a consumer-oriented marketplace where individuals are provided information and can purchase healthcare insurance. This was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by Obama. The goal of the act is to improve the accessibility and quality of the U.S. Healthcare system.

- Expanded health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is having a major impact on many of the nation's hospitals through increases in the demand for care, increased patient revenues, and lower uncompensated care costs for the uninsured.