What Is Obama Care Reform

Reforming the American Health Care System
OBAMA CARE

On March 21, 2011 Congress passed the Health Care Reform, otherwise known as Obama Care. This so called reform is going to hurt the economy dramatically with a ten percent increase in taxes, bankruptcy of small privately owned health insurance companies, due to $6,190 increase in the amount of coverage for families, decrease in quality care for patients, such as not having enough medical equipment and shortage of prescription drugs taking affect as early as January 2013. The Obama Care health plan has put a spending cap of $1 trillion that would provide federal subsidies to help people afford health insurance.(Health Care Reform Billa) However, the health care reformation that I believe…show more content…
Therefore it will hurt the quality of care for patients, lead to medical bankruptcy, tax inflation, and physician shortage. Studies at George Mason University developed a line chart showing the significant increase of tax inflation for the next ten years proving this statement to be true. (George Mason University 1)
The quality care for patients is going to see a dramatic decrease, due to the fact that there will be a longer wait time for patients to actually see a doctor. The reason being is that with the health care reform now in action more people will be able to afford regular visits with their doctor. Consequently, physicians won’t be able to keep up with the number of patients; as a result Americans will see a decline in the high quality of care that most are accustomed to. An article from Investor’s Business Daily, titled “The Doctor Shortage” state “Our care will suffer. If the Democrat’s plans become law, fewer than 700,00 physicians would be available to treat a patient population growing in size, aging in years, shunning medical education and receiving ‘free’ health care or insurance coverage from the government members.” (Health Care Reform) Birth rates and life expectancy increasing, the U.S. population will soon begin to outnumber physicians 112…show more content…
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