Replacing the ACA With a Single-Payer Plan
HEALTHCARE FINANCE POLICY IN THE U.S.
The Affordable Care Act was one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever enacted regarding health care in the United States. It continues to be a contentious policy and will likely have some kind of modifications made to it or a new policy to replace it.
Review Longest Appendix 1 and the RAND document in the background materials. Choose one of the options listed below from the RAND report and write a persuasive essay on why this is the best policy choice to pursue.
Repealing the ACA with No Replacement
Replacing ACA with a Single Payer Plan
The Patient CARE Act
The American Health Care Act
Modifying the ACA (Please note that there are several suggested ways to modify the ACA. You may choose one or multiple ones to address.) (RAND, n.d.)
You must do additional research. Be sure that you are using scholarly, academic, and government sources to support your position. Keep in mind that this is not an opinion piece, but a supported persuasive essay.
In drafting your paper, you must use the outline presented at the following link:
Laviolette, J. (n.d.) Persuasive essay outline. HCC Learning Web.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages (title and reference page is not included in page number count).
Support your paper with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals:
Angelo State University Library. (n.d.). Library guides: How to recognize peer-reviewed (refereed) journals.
You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment:
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). General APA guidelines.
For additional information on reliability of sources, review the following source:
Georgetown University Library. (n.d.). Evaluating internet resources.
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Replacing the ACA With a Single-Payer Plan
Despite the ACA's successes, 28.9 million under-65s were uninsured in 2019 (Longest, 2016). Politicians have debated repealing or replacing the ACA. Due to millions of uninsured Americans, the "Medicare for all" debate has continued. US universal health care is long overdue. Enrollment remains restricted despite the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) attempts to mandate health insurance coverage or face fines. "Medicare for all" has several benefits for US healthcare, according to RAND (n.d.). These include universal health coverage, affordable healthcare, and financial and administrative savings.
Universal coverage
Healthcare reform has been a continuing issue. The ACA transformed US healthcare. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2010 expanded healthcare coverage and lowered costs to reduce uninsured Americans (RAND, n.d.). Despite attempts to increase enrollment, many Americans lack health insurance and access to healthcare (RAND, n.d.). Thus, "Medicare for all" or universal health coverage is essential for our healthcare system. The ACA raised coverage prices. According to Longest (2016), 73.7% of nonelderly people without health insurance expressed financial difficulties. Universal health care in the US would solve the problem of uninsured Americans and guarantee access to primary medical treatment. Low-income, minority, and kid Medicare-ineligible individuals who cannot afford private health insurance. Healthcare is difficult for uninsured people.
Access to care
What is the effect of missing healthcare handling on the capability to get medical facilities? Persons missing health coverage experience more limited access to healthcare than those without insurance. The absence of economic resources often is the fundamental reason for persons lacking health insurance coverage. By guaranteeing that people don't pay any out-of-pocket expenditures while receiving medical treatment, universal health coverage eliminates this problem. Introducing such a system would also result in improved access to medical services. Blumberg and Holahan (2019) argue that by eliminating payments and out-of-pocket expenditures and providing all-inclusive t...