The Affordable Care Act
eBook - ePub

The Affordable Care Act

Examining the Facts

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Affordable Care Act

Examining the Facts

About this book

This is the first reference book to provide a detailed assessment of the Affordable Care Act, explaining the realities and myths surrounding one of the most divisive political struggles in recent U.S. history. The Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—is one of the most controversial and politicized topics in the United States today. This timely book examines prominent claims about the legislation's drafting, debate, passage, and implementation, and discerns what is true and false about the law. Each of the text's eight chapters delves into the common beliefs, misinterpretations, and myths surrounding the act, tracing the history of the assertion and supporting or challenging its veracity through nonpartisan research and analyses. Chapters begin with an objective look at the claim's origins—with a brief focus on the person or group that conceived it and why—then set about clarifying or debunking it using evidence from research studies and reports from authoritative sources. Entries feature primary documents, a further reading section, and tables and graphs. Topics include the impact on health care costs for families, states, and the federal government; the effect of the Affordable Care Act on employer-sponsored insurance; and the role of health status on coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781440834424
eBook ISBN
9798216042686
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. How to Use This Book
  7. Foreword by Len Nichols
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Passage and Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
  10. 2 Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Federal and State Budgets
  11. 3 Consumer Choices and the Affordable Care Act
  12. 4 Employer-Sponsored Insurance and the Affordable Care Act
  13. 5 Coverage for Individuals under the Affordable Care Act
  14. 6 The Health Care Industry and the Affordable Care Act
  15. 7 Individual and Community Health and the Affordable Care Act
  16. 8 Taxes and the Affordable Care Act
  17. Index
  18. About the Author