Chapter

Health Care Choices: The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA)

From HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 by Sambif

Concepts

  1. Public Programs

    "Health care choices in the United States can be broadly divided into two main categories: public health care (government-funded) and private health care (privately funded). The two main publicly fund

  2. ACA Overview

    "Health care in the United States is a complex issue, and it will remain complex with the continued enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This Act, sometimes called “Oba

  3. Coverage Protections

    "Key changes to the United States health care system as a result of the PPACA include the following: Insurers are prohibited from denying coverage to individuals due to pre-existing conditions. Premiu

  4. Plan Requirements

    "The PPACA includes additional preventive care and screenings for women. This includes well-woman visits, gestational diabetes screening for pregnant women, domestic and interpersonal violence screeni

  5. Covered California

    "Many Americans worry that governmental oversight of health care represents a federal overstepping of constitutional guarantees of individual freedom. Others welcome a program that they believe will m

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