Question

4.4 Affordable Care Act Interview

Your task: interview an adult that you know about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” which we covered in this lesson. In a short paper of at least 200 words, assess what that person truly knows about the topic. Use the questions below to help you gather information.

Remember, you are simply gathering information from this person’s perspective, not initiating or participating in a debate. You are not being asked to educate this person, only gather information that you will have an opportunity to assess in Part B.

Affordable care Act (ACA)

Part A: Questions to consider

1. What was this program intended to do?

2. Why did so many Americans oppose the ACA?

3. Do you support or oppose the ACA, and why?

4. Have your views changed on this issue since it was first debated?

5. Do you agree with the solutions proposed under the ACA? If not, then what solutions would you pose to solve the American healthcare problems?

Part B: Assessment

Now that you have interviewed this person, it is time to assess their knowledge of the ACA. What information did your interviewee share that you know to be inaccurate? On which points do you agree or disagree with your interviewee? Do you agree with the solutions proposed under the ACA? If not, then what solutions would you pose to solve the American healthcare problems?

Answer 1

Solution A

The ACA was intended to tax 1% of topmost quintile of population and fund the bottom 40% quintile population and decrease income inequality  

However it received many critics like it did not cater to middle income and upper middle income groups and many of them were ineligible because of complex eligibility structures.

It is true that ACA was intentionally great but exceution was herculean task and did not cover the income inequality agendas. Solutions proposed to solve does not account for effective implementation and distribution of benefits . A strict regulatory and audit committee would have solve out all issues which measures effectiveness of campaign.

Thr views remain the same as before  

Solution B

Interviewee has great knowledge of all aspects and implementation but does not cover the facts and figures.

All points arr aggrrable except fact that 9.5% of total incone for eligibility of ACA hasbeen not mentioned . The Solution provided is broadly implementable and highly effective