1. By: Amy Lynn Dike
Professional Practices in Healthcare
June 2012

2.  Commonly referred to as “Obamacare”
 Signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President
Barack Obama.
 First law signed into action that will provide
ALL Americans with healthcare coverage.

3.  Children can stay on their  Adults who have been
parents healthcare plan until uninsured for 6 months that
they reach 26 years old. were denied health coverage
 Small businesses with fewer because of a pre-existing
than 25 employees can now condition now become
get help paying the cost of eligible for healthcare.
the healthcare plan  Insurance companies can no
 Insurance companies longer place a dollar amount
CANNOT deny children on the coverage you receive
with pre-existing conditions through-out your lifetime.
for health insurance  Those with Medicare can
now receive screenings such
as colonoscopies and
mammograms free of charge.

4.  Affordable + Quality Healthcare for all Americans
 Extension of Medicaid to more people
 Preservation of Medicare for senior citizens
 Promotion of prevention, wellness, and good
public health
 Safer nursing homes and piece of mind for families
 Money saved by business owners, lower income
families, and our government
 http://www.healthcare.gov/law/full/

5.  Allows  Allows people to keep
individuals, families, and insurance coverage they
small business owners to already have if they
take control of their choose to do so.
healthcare  Reduces out of pocket
 Reduces premium costs expenses and requires
for millions of working preventative care to be
families and small fully covered
businesses by slashing  People without coverage
hundreds of billions of will be able to choose the
dollars in taxes. insurance policy that
works best for them
through a
new, competitive
insurance market.

6.  Under the Affordable Care Act Medicaid will
be extended.
 More people will become eligible.
 Children’s insurance coverage preserved.
 Better care for Americans with disabilities.
 Expanded home care service to those with
long-term healthcare needs.

7.  Save thousands of dollars on the cost of
prescription medications.
 Incentives for doctors, nurses, and hospitals for
improved care and reduction in errors that
harm patients.
 Ends overpayments to insurance companies
that cost American taxpayers billions of dollars
each year.

8.  The Affordable Care Act will provide funding
to the commitment of disease prevention and
promote wellness and public health, providing
a reduction in the number of disabilities and
preventable illnesses in the United States.
 Co-payments for prevention and screening of
elderly people on Medicare are waived.

9.  Provides nursing home staff with enhanced
and continuous training, thus improving
quality of care for patients.
 Promotes nursing home safety; requiring
background checks for employees, self
correction of staff when errors are made, and
initiating programs that prevent elder abuse.
 Imposes disclosure requirements, identifying
providers who defraud American taxpayers.
 Prevents providers from operating in new
states after being penalized in another.

10.  Although this Healthcare reform act has been
praised by many, there are people who believe that
this law violates Constitutional Rights.
 The Affordable Care Act does state that all people
of America must select a healthcare plan, by
2014, if they do not already have one by their
employer.
 Those that do not agree with the Act believe that
President Obama is abusing his power, and that he
should have no right in deciding that people must
have healthcare, and that people will suffer a tax
because of the Act.

11.  On June 28th, 2012 the Supreme Court has ruled
in favor of the Affordable Care Act. Stating
that “the individual health insurance mandate
is Constitutional.”

12.  Vermont is one of the first states to implement
the single payer healthcare provision under the
Affordable Care Act.
 Governor Peter Shumlin signed the
“framework” for single payer health insurance
on May 26th.
 Although it will take sometime, it is expected
that the insurance could be available by 2017 as
soon as the model has been created.

13.  Everyone is different. We all form our own
opinions and decide what is best for ourselves.
I not only believe in President Barack
Obama, but I also believe that the Affordable
Care Act is a brilliant idea and will one day
prove to be a great success for America.

14.  "What Is the Affordable Care Act?" Health Care
and You. The Healthcare and You Coalition, 2012.
Web. 28 June 2012.
<http://www.healthcareandyou.org/what-is/>.
 Siegel, Elyse. "Supreme Court Rules On Affordable
Care Act (LIVE UPDATES)." The Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, 28 June 2012. Web. 28
June 2012.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/s
upreme-court-affordable-care-
act_n_1623122.html>.

15.  "Read the Law." Healthcare.gov. U.S.
Department of Health + Human Services, 2012.
Web. 28 June 2012.
<http://www.healthcare.gov/law/full/>.
 "A More Secure Future." Health Care That
Works for Americans. The White House, 2012.
Web. 28 June 2012.
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform/
healthcare-overview>.