In the context of the Affordable Care Act and other Entitlement Insurance programs such as Medicaid and SCHIP please define and equal and equitable support of access to care, how they differ and state whether you advocate for equal or equitable access to care. Justify your answer. .
Answer: The Affordable Care Act mainly aim to provide better healthcare insurance to every citizen so that they may avail proper and better care and treatment facilities.
In the context of the Affordable Care Act and other Entitlement Insurance programs such as Medicaid...
Public Health question, ASAP please Compare and Contrast the biological framework and the socio-ecological framework for public health. Select a single disease/risk factor that would best be approached from and biological framework, and another that would best be approached from a socio-ecological framework. Justify your answer. Select one disease and a single risk factor. Describe one current way in which public health is addressing that risk factor. explain the theoretical framework that is used to justify th public health intervention...
Public health class question, ASAP please and need to be detail Thank you so much!!! 1. Compare and Contrast the biological framework and the socio-ecological framework for public health. Select a single disease/risk factor that would best be approached from and biological framework, and another that would best be approached from a socio-ecological framework. Justify your answer. 2.Select one disease and a single risk factor. Describe one current way in which public health is addressing that risk factor. explain the...
The Affordable Care Act allowed for the expansion of the Medicaid program. As the Act passed through the legal system, many states have decided not to expand their respective programs. Select one of the 50 states and discuss whether they have decided to expand their Medicaid program. What are the implications of this decision? Would this expansion help to improve both access and quality while reducing costs?
The insurance mandate included with the Affordable Care Act was intended to provide access to affordable health care. Based on your reading and experience, what are your thoughts about the ethics and politics of mandating that everyone has health insurance coverage? Provide rationale to support your response.
Recall that Medicaid is a joint federal and state entitlement health insurance program. The ACA of 2010 required all states to eliminate the use of categories to determine eligibility and expand the Medicaid program to all persons younger than age 65 with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. However, in June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that requiring states to expand their Medicaid programs was unconstitutional: Each state could make its own decision on whether...
Through a review of health insurance options to include the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid and private care insurance, describe in detail the best health insurance options for the following people: 1. Single mother (age 29) mother of three kids (Age 3, 9, 12). Income $29,000/year, no child support. 2. Family of 5 (Mom 39, Dad 42; Kid # 1 13, Kid # 2 10 and Kid # 3 8). Combined income 672,000/year 3. Single widower age 70, living alone,...
How does universal health care systems in other wealthy countries compare with the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid in the United States?
Public health class The affordable care act was designed to reduce healthcare cost and increase access to care for the most vulnerable populations. In class we mostly focused on the ACA goal of increasing access. Do you agree that the affordable care act has increased access to those who most need it? Who is most in need? Why did it succeed/fail? what evidence is there that it has achieved/failed to achieve its goal? how has it achieved/failed to achieve said...
What has been the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare access, cost, and quality? Who was newly covered and how is this achieved? What are exchanges and how are different States approaching them? What does the Medicaid program have to do with the ACA? How are health insurance premiums being affected? What variables are in play in the political debate over the impact of the ACA on cost, access, and quality of care? What are some of...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress in 2010, is historical legislation to provide access to health care and health insurance for all Americans. 1. For your first post: • Discuss the current state of the federal Affordable Care Act and its impact on the health of the nation. Specifically think about the impact on prevention and public health---will Americans have more resources (i.e. mammography, exercise, healthy eating, etc) for prevention and public health?