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MHA/505
Repairing the Affordable Care Act

University of Phoenix

MHA/505 Systems Thinking in Health Care Environments

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The Affordable Care Act was put into law on March 23, 2010 and

expanded health care coverage to a large number of uninsured individuals and

families. It made improvements in “quality of care”, invested in prevention, and

started a new outlook for “value-based care” (Silberman, P. 2020). The plan of

this expanded roadmap to health care was to create a wellness approach and

improve access to care for those vulnerable populations of the uninsured. There

are still those that argue that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not productive or

not a good fit for the American people and it has been an election agenda item

more than once. We will address the brokenness and discuss the ways that fixing

the ACA can provide a more productive system for those in need of healthcare.

Also looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the ACA, if it’s able to

withstand the test for its allowed to continue as planned.



Affordable Care Act

In the US, when a new president is elected, there are new laws and changes

presented. When President Obama was elected, one of his main goals was to provide, a

healthcare plan that was reasonable for people who necessarily couldn’t afford

healthcare and to reform healthcare.

, he healthcare law he provided is called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also

known as (Obamacare) was signed by President Obama, March 23rd, 2010. The

Affordable Care Act (ACA) can be reviewed one of the most vital events that

dramatically altered the US healthcare system. The ACA has provided a great number of

benefits and opportunities for US citizens, and the health care system has really become

more affordable. However, this law also has a number

of shortcomings and weaknesses that need to be addressed. ACA can be defined as a

healthcare reform, which managed to reach many aims and ensured the inclusiveness of

medical coverage for people; yet, it provided the limited choice of healthcare

professionals.

The most significant benefit of the ACA is that it provided accessible medical

service to the different population groups, which were uninsured before. According to

Manchikanti, et al. (2017), the rate of uninsured US citizens notably decreased from

16% to 9% during the period from 2010 to 2015. The vital role of the ACA has become

obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic as the relationships between physicians and

their patients have received more opportunities, and the patients started receiving more

reliable high-quality care (Beyer, 2021).

Despite the obvious strengths of ACA, its implementation also provided

specific shortcomings. ACA’s regulations limited the citizen’s ability of choosing

preferred doctors and other healthcare workers. The marketplace insurance plans also

provide a limited number of provider networks. Besides, not each state has expanded

health insurance. As a result, not all people received the needed access to health care,

and some counties have only one or two exchange insurers to choose from (Moore,

2018).

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