The Affordable Care Act is a federal statute signed into law in 2010 that introduces a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. The act grants the federal government significant regulatory powers and price controls over U.S. medical service providers and insurance companies. The Act’s landmark provisions included an insurance mandate which prohibited insurers from denying coverage to individuals due to preexisting conditions and insurance requirements for individual children who did not have coverage via their families. The Act also required states to set up and main…
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@9ZTJVWH8mos8MO
Yes, as long as it keeps the cost of medical care from being too high so as not to be seen as a way for the government to make more money off of the medical costs of the people.
@9XLWK9G8mos8MO
Patient protection is very important but the affordable care act has made medical costs more expensive.
@9VLN8H89mos9MO
No because people who illegally cross the border that use drugs doi not deserve what people who lost their job due to inflation.
@9TLKQMJ10mos10MO
Yes but the government should not allow corporations to make money off of the health insurance companies. Its a service for all humans and not to be used and abused for making money off of life or death. Regulate companies that make the cancer drugs from killing or getting rid of scientists to find cures for cancer. If we have too many people in the country/world then just talk to all of us and tell us we can only have 1 or 2 children then allowing people to die miserable deaths
@9DJCV6GRepublican2yrs2Y
@9D6T5F52yrs2Y
No because this Obama care didn't help, and because I didn't renew intime I pay an additional amount to my insurance.
@9FZJQL8Constitution2yrs2Y
Obamascare, it didn't do well when it started and its still broken just like both of Obama's terms and his wife Michael you know...who's a dude
@9BM7RP92yrs2Y
I think we just need a newer, better healthcare act. Honestly, we just need free, reliable healthcare.
@96N3FC33yrs3Y
Why don't we just have free healthcare like other countries? That would be infinitely better than what we have right now. I don't even know what Obamacare was.
@96MGSBCWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
I really have no option on this
@95W4M6G3yrs3Y
We need the western european universal health care process- obama care is not good enough.
No, we need universal healthcare, the ACA only addresses some issues in a failing system.
@95FH8PM3yrs3Y
I support socialized healthcare, so this is a step in the right direction.
@944YFK23yrs3Y
a universal healthcare system isn't the best option, though there is still obvious problems with our current healthcare system, a third unknown solution with a combination of both elements would be best.
@92PRJXP3yrs3Y
I think government should be able to provide health insurance for those who cannot afford to pay for their own insurance, but the majority should come from what the person themselves paying for their own insurance
@92NKJDS3yrs3Y
We need healthcare/medicaid for all
@92BTJ7X3yrs3Y
until you drastically reduce the cost of health care there is no answer to the problem.
@92BDFTQ3yrs3Y
healthcare should be avaliable to everyone and anyone under any circumstances
@8XXLRQB4yrs4Y
It should be community funded
@8XS65F24yrs4Y
No, poor made policy but I support universal healthcare
@8WPVVZN4yrs4Y
It should not be forced upon people to buy health care they do not need
@8WFSBRQ4yrs4Y
I believe that is some circumstances there should be government assistnace in healthcare depending on each persons income. For all others that have a stable annual income, they should not be subjected to assistance on something they dont need help with.
@8W9HV834yrs4Y
This didn't do anything in the first place.
@8VQ8YT64yrs4Y
No, and all health insurance should be illegal. If that happened, costs would go down as medical providers wouldn't be able to expect insurance payouts and would be forced to lower costs.
@8V9FHS24yrs4Y
Yes, but I believe it should only be offered for people with a specific income. Some people literally cannot pay health insurance, and others juts float on by using the government for their healthcare.
No, Obamacare has not helped the lower income people out at all, since healthcare prices have become unbearable since this was passed into law
@8SQK2F44yrs4Y
I support the program for people that need the help. We don’t need an insurance program for people who can afford their own insurance.
@8SC2MSD4yrs4Y
Yes, and I support expanding it with a public option.
Government should provide health care you don’t have to pay for
@8RT38PJ4yrs4Y
No, universal heathcare or nothing, obamacare decreased quality of insurance overall.
@8RKRKKG4yrs4Y
No. Fixing healthcare requires regulation of insurances, not control, reducing the needed amount of administration costs for providers, and reducing the time pharma and medical good manufacturers can hold patents and regulate prices of life saving medications
yes to the first one, no to the second one
@8QS3LLL4yrs4Y
yes to the first one and no to the Obamacare
@8QH7WYH4yrs4Y
Yes, but only in certain circumstances
@FaithladybugIndependent5yrs5Y
I think we should check who receives healthcare because some people who use Obamacare can actually pay for healthcare.
@8NPBNZ25yrs5Y
There should be both public and private healthcare options.
@8M4DVKL5yrs5Y
I support an affordable plan but I am ABSOLUTELY against the mandate and penalty. We need a better plan but should not get rid of this one until we have a better replacement.
@8LRRFBJ5yrs5Y
No, the governments involvement has caused serveral of theses services in healthcare to become inflated and overpriced. Healthcare should return to an open market system since that will reduce the cost of healthcare for everyone and decrease taxation on the average citizens.
@8LQ5XQ65yrs5Y
Socialize healthcare (AKA healthcare for all)
@8KRVFXWIndependent5yrs5Y
I could care less, its anyone's choice if they get Obamacare or not.
@8JMFGGNIndependent5yrs5Y
I believe in the idea of Obama care, unfortunately it did not pan out as wanted.
@8JDN2M8Independent5yrs5Y
This is trick question likely others in this 'quiz' . Government should be responsible for providing health care. People should not have to die or suffer due to lack of funds. Obama care did not help everyone and millions actually suffered because of it. Not having any health care would also be detrimental. The governments idea of the poverty level is grossly underestimated and needs to be reevaluated on a mass level.
@8HX5SK4Independent5yrs5Y
The insurance companies should not have to cover people with preexisting conditions. They are the reason that premiums went so high. Instead, those with preexisting conditions that are turned away by health insurance companies should be automatically enrolled in Medicaid regardless of income.
@8HT9LZ2Constitution5yrs5Y
No, there are aspects of the ACA I agree with such as pre-existing conditions and children given the ability to stay on their parents insurance. However the ACA needs to be reevaluated by the legislative branch as aspects of the act hurt the American people. It should also not be the job of courts to determine rulings on the ACA as it gives the judicial branch unconstitutional legislative privilege.
@8DTTX4N5yrs5Y
I say no because it was a overall failure. In a government option should be more like it's own company but funded by the government.
@8DNNLT95yrs5Y
yes but show proof that they need it and theyre trying to fix their situation
@8DGGLYH5yrs5Y
No, the government should not be involved in healthcare and the markets should be opened across state lines to help reduce costs.
@8DDRM6G5yrs5Y
yes but should not be mandatory
@8CHRHMX5yrs5Y
No, people should not be required to get healthcare. Nor should they get taxed for for not applying.
@8CCMRFX5yrs5Y
I beleieve that the idea of Obama care was fantastic but it did not play out well at all
@9D25XY32yrs2Y
I do not have a stance on obamacare
@9CCMQ3Y2yrs2Y
I support certain provisions but oppose the statute's anti- religious impositions.
@9BVK6KMIndependent2yrs2Y
A mandatory single payer system would be better but the entire national healthcare system would need to be overhauled.
@98THDDK2yrs2Y
No, there should be a healthcare option for the lower income recipients, they should not however be able to fully rely on the government to pay healthcare fees.
@97JHYFM3yrs3Y
We should have open markets across state lines and if someone has been turned down by at least two insurance companies for coverage due to a pre existing condition they should be eligible for Medicaid without regard for income as long as it is less than $25000 per year
@8LHQPLM5yrs5Y
@8F6XCCD5yrs5Y
No. The law was passed in secret and emergency vote against the will of the people and should be considered null and void as public policy
The U.S. health care system is terrible. We should adopt a free healthcare system similar to many other countries.
@8YJG6ZH3yrs3Y
No insurance is pointless, this one is awful anyways. more of a formality.
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