The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? (ACA) A. was enacted nearly a de
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? (ACA)
A.
was enacted nearly a decade ago to reform the U.S. health care system and is only now being implemented.
B.
was recently enacted to reform the U.S. health care system but actually does little to change the status quo.
C.
was enacted recently to improve the U.S. health care system by privatizing as much of it as possible.
D.
is recently enacted legislation that significantly reorganizes the U.S. health care system.
Which of the following is not among its major? provisions?
A.
Makes all health care professionals employees of the federal government.
B.
Requires every firm with more than 200Requires every firm with more than 200
employees to offer health insuranceemployees to offer health insurance
C.
Establishes state minus run health exchanges to provide a meansEstablishes state?run health exchanges to provide a means
for individuals and small businessesfor individuals and small businesses
to purchase health insuranceto purchase health insurance
D.
Increases the regulation of health insurance companiesIncreases the regulation of health insurance companies
Explanation / Answer
1) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Answer (d) is recently enacted legislation that significantly reorganizes the U.S. health care system.
It was enacted by the 111th United States Congress and is effective from March 23, 2010. Difference between Medicaid (the act prior to ACA and ACA is that The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have health plans that are offered by private health insurance companies as compared to Medicaid which was a government aided program and hence it significantly reorganises US health care system.
Hence option D describes ACA in the best way.
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