Repealing of Affordable Care Act
Discussion: Politics and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Regardless of political affiliation, individuals often grow concerned when considering perceived competing interests of government and their impact on topics of interest to them. The realm of healthcare is no different. Some people feel that local, state, and federal policies and legislation can be either helped or hindered by interests other than the benefit to society.
Consider for example that the number one job of a legislator is to be reelected. Cost can be measured in votes as well as dollars. Thus, it is important to consider the legislator’s perspective on either promoting or not promoting a certain initiative in the political landscape.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and reflect on efforts to repeal/replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Consider who benefits the most when policy is developed and in the context of policy implementation.
By Day 3 of Week 3
Post an explanation for how you think the cost-benefit analysis in terms of legislators being reelected affected efforts to repeal/replace the ACA. Then, explain how analyses of the voters views may affect decisions by legislative leaders in recommending or positioning national policies (e.g., Congress' decisions impacting Medicare or Medicaid). Remember, the number one job of a legislator is to be re-elected. Please check your discussion grading rubric to ensure your responses meet the criteria.
45 (45%) - 50 (50%)
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Supported by at least three current, credible sources.
RUBRIC
Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.
40 (40%) - 44 (44%)
Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Supported by at least three credible sources
Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.
35 (35%) - 39 (39%)
Responds to some of the discussion question(s).
One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed. Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Post is cited with two credible sources.
Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors.
0 (0%) - 34 (34%)
Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Contains only one or no credible sources.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style.
Repealing Of Affordable Care Act
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Repealing Of Affordable Care Act
The fate of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act remains unknown. On the other hand, the Essential Health Benefit is sure to remain a focus of Republican health reform efforts. The Essential Health Benefits faces three primary obstacles as repeal-and-replace efforts continue: regulatory implementation, struggling people's and small-group markets in many state insurance exchanges, and the Trump administration's drive to sell health insurance across state lines. People will owe more for care as a result of these impacts than they do now. Once the repeal is entirely executed, the policy will pose benefits to various groups of people. These include people with pre-existing conditions, lower-income people in states that have not expanded Medicaid , older people and early retirees, workers without job-based coverage, small business owners, and self-employed people.
By making regulations more accessible to the public and elected authorities who have power over the agencies, cost-benefit analysis helps to relieve democratic concerns about agency decision-making. Congress is considering legislation to strengthen the economic analysis of financial regulation. Cost-benefit research aims to "make the process more transparent and open to the public," as stated in the legislation order enabling White House assessment of executive branch agencies' regulations (Taylor et al., 2017). A cost-benefit analysis demands an agency to quantify its decision-making process, indicating which elements of an issue it has considered. It enables the public and elected officials to comprehend and question the agency's computations and its judgments regarding which variables should be included in the decision-making.
Furthermore, the cost-benefit analysis makes use of government regulators' knowledge. By establishing a framework that insulates agencies from significant political constraints, cost-benefit analysis allows the use of this expertise. It accomplishes so, in part, by concentrating on the regulation's objective impacts (Courtemanche et al., 2018). As financial markets and the regulatory actions that acc...