The Affordable Care Act is already a success. It has preserved coverage for college students, provided coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, which is all of us, Right? We were born with flaws according to the Health Care Industry. Women were born with a uterus, boy was that a mistake.
We now have minimum standards for our health care insurance. No deductibles for all the preventive care a person needs.
Essential Health Benefits.
Newly sold health plans must cover services that fall into these 10 categories of Essential Health Benefits:
o Ambulatory patient care
o Emergency service
o Hospitalization
o Maternity and newborn care
o Mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment
o Prescription drugs
o Rehabilitation and habilitation services and devices
o Lab services
o Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease support
o Pediatric services, including dental and vision care
And Medicaid is fully funded which means our hospitals and doctors will be receive monies they should have been getting for decades.
Those that seek to call the Affordable Care Act unconvincing have no sincere reason for their point of view. The cost of health care should come down. There will be more people participating in health care and those people will have health insurance. The Emergency Room solution will be over.
In the early years of the law there will be upticks in health statistics, both good and bad. Children will have a good start across the country. But, the adult statistics will increase because people who have neglected their wellness due to lack or poor quality health care will be diagnosed. There will be a higher demand for doctors, prescriptions and treatment. The 85% spending will be justified in larger ways than in the years past 2019. For the first time ever, the USA will have a clear understanding of their wellness as a nation. I am quite confident the picture will be stark. To that reality, the political oppositionists will seek to justify their reasons to repeal the law once again.
So, there it is. The Affordable Care Act is a success already, it will be more of one in the near future. I am looking forward to the challenge the nation will face when the law is fully realized. It will be a matter of understanding where we are as a nation and the path forward. It will take several years to know it's impact, but, it will stabilize the reality of wellness in the USA and that is a good thing.
The Affordable Care Act is the best of us. Those that opt out will change their mind over time.
The Affordable Care Act is saving lives today and will continue to grow in carrying out that reality in the future. The Emergency Room is not the place to receive a diagnosis of cancer. By then, it is too late. What is the value of a life?
