And the most significant stride toward that direction has been made in this Affordable Care Act of 2010, Obamacare.
Several very prominent conservative jurists have ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act because of their view of that precedent.
Because of these new marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans will have new access to affordable health insurance coverage.
And Congressman, I know that was a big issue in the House and one that people felt very strongly had to be part of the Affordable Care Act, getting rid of the doughnut hole.
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The lower insurance coverage rates in this community will be the direct result of illegal immigrants being specifically excluded from the health insurance mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the ineligibility of illegals to receive the government subsidies to assist in paying health insurance premiums and, of course, the continued ineligibility of illegals to participate in Medicaid programs.
It is the key funding mechanism -- the "affordable" aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- that makes most of the other 450 or so provisions possible.
And here's what it finds: In 2019, implementation of the Affordable Care Act will reduce the ranks of the uninsured by 34 million people and increase nation health expenditures by 1 percent.
Moreover, the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is only one of several high-profile, highly ideological disputes heading the court's way.
So what the Affordable Care Act has done, Obamacare, if you will, has ensured that mental health services are integral and part of the services that the 30 million people who will be -- additional Americans who will have health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act will receive, and in terms of the recommended services, receive them without a co-pay or deductible.
And the focus of our planning is on implementing all of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, not on any sort of contingency plan.
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Marty does not consider the cost of repealing the high-income surtaxes enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act whereas TPC assumes that is part of the baseline.
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Next year, employers will be focused on maintaining the status quo ahead of the implementation of broader health care coverage and new benefits provided when the bulk of the Affordable Care Act takes effect in 2014.
As the country moves toward the effective start date of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the operational and economic elements of this vast legislation are becoming clearer.
One of the key talking points consistently mouthed by opponents of the Affordable Care Act is their declaration that the law wrests control of healthcare out from the hands of the consumer and places it squarely under the control of the federal government.
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The cost-shifting trend is expected to continue as employers wrestle with the uncertainty that lies ahead with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which will expand health benefits to millions of uninsured Americans via an expanded Medicaid program for the poor or through online exchanges where uninsured will buy government-subsidized private coverage.
The American Nurses Association was a staunch supporter of the Affordable Care Act, and the group wrote a brief in support of the legislation.
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We hope to transform health care by building on the provisions of the Affordable Care Act related to expanded insurance coverage and increased access to care.
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Last year, he made history with his decisive vote upholding most of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, preserving the signature initiative of a president who, as a senator, had voted to keep him off the high court.
On the other hand, the importance of the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the signature domestic achievement of the Obama Presidency, was apparent as soon as it was filed. (A decision is expected in June.) The result in Bush v.
In recent days, the defense of this portion of the Affordable Care Act has largely centered on polls that indicate that a majority of American Catholics support the regulation.
If the Supreme Court strikes down part or all of the Affordable Care Act, it will not do much to upset the balance of power between the judicial and elected branches.
Pfizer might have been the first to do this, but the Physician Sunshine Act that was passed as part of the Affordable Care Act will require all companies to report all financial transactions made to health care professionals.
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And again, to be clear, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and over half of Americans are already living under its rules.
The bottom line is consumer protections and preventive services under the Affordable Care Act are giving millions of Americans more for their health care dollars.
We are focused, as an administration, on implementing the Affordable Care Act so that all of its benefits will be in place for Americans receiving health insurance and health benefits.
For example, the Affordable Care Act has expanded coverage of free preventive care (including HIV screening and STD prevention counseling for adults at higher risk) to an estimated 3.8 million AAPIs with private insurance.
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Screenings at children's well-baby visits more routinely include a thoughtful discussion of a child's development, rather than just his or her growth, for instance, prompted in part by measures in the Affordable Care Act that require coverage of such consultations.
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As the effects of the Affordable Care Act come into focus, it becomes clear that when the majority of physicians are no longer self-employed and barring any legislation to the contrary their new employed status will provide doctors with the right to collective bargaining.
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