Barack Obama Care Pros And Cons

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A Nation Divided: The Affordable Care Act of 2010 “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of controversy.” -Nancy Pelosi at the 2010 legislative conference of the American Association of Counties (Holt, 2010) Making good on a 2007 campaign promise to bring about fundamental change, on March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed perhaps the most controversial health reform law in American history, the brain child of then Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), also deemed “Obamacare.” The law is designed to put all Americans under a single-payer or a universal health care…show more content…
• Coverage extends to those who have chronic illnesses. • Liberal media. • Coverage for all children. • Advanced medical research. • Free preventative health screening procedures. • No lifetime caps. • Force individuals into healthier lifestyles. • Puts the federal government in control of the entire healthcare system. • Creates jobs. • All agendas can be funded thru taxation and grants. • Gives politicians the right to brag. • Damaging to the Medicare system. • Creates too much bureaucracy. • The House and Senate voted on a bill before it was read. • Lack of support from the American people. • Can be classified pork barrel politics at best. • American voters. • The 2012 election. • Justice and legal system. • States will prove the law is infringing on their solvency. • Religious groups. • Our
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