Question

Which of the following were goals of the Affordable Care Act of 2010?

Instructions: In order to receive full credit, you must make a selection for each option. For correct answer(s), click the box once to place a check mark. For incorrect answer(s), click the option twice to empty the box.

• To make it easier for poor families to get health insurance (unchecked)
• To reduce the government’s role in the economy(unchecked)
• To make it easier for the elderly to get health insurance(unchecked)
• To make it easier for people with pre-existing conditions to get health insurance(unchecked)

Answer 1

Affordable Care Act of 2010 is the most influential federal healthcare legislation. It puts focus on disease prevention and health promotion as major building blocks of overall healthcare reforms, promoting better health outcome and reducing health care costs.

• Following goals are right(√) out of given options-

√ making it easier for poor families to get health insurance , thus increasing number of Americans covered under health insurance.

√ making it easier for the elderly to get health insurance, streamlining overall reach of health insurance.

√ Making it easier for people with pre existing conditions to get health insurance as it prohibits insurance companies to place lifetime limits on coverage and require them to provide coverage for all applicants, at similar rates, irrespective of gender or any pre existing conditions.

Since much of US Federal Budget was used to finance the goals of Obamacare Act or Affordable Care Act of 2010, thus, government role increased in the economy for affordable health care.