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- Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for America?
- Top Pro & Con Quotes
- Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments
- Historical Timeline
- Did You Know?
- Supreme Court Rules 6-3 in Favor of Federal Obamacare Subsidies
- Taxes, Penalties, Fees, and Deduction Eliminations in Obamacare
- United States vs. International Health Care Spending
- Health Care Stocks: Performance under Obamacare
- Government Mandates – Second Militia Act of 1792 and Obamacare
- History of the Individual Health Insurance Mandate
- Health Care Reform Opinion Polls/Surveys
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Section by Section
- Landmark Entitlement Programs: Pro & Con Reactions at the Time of Their Passage
- Medicare vs. Non-Government (Private) Health Insurance
- Obamacare in the Supreme Court, 5-4 Decision on June 28, 2012
- QUESTIONS
- CORE QUESTION
- Abortion
- Bankruptcy
- Birth Control
- Congress
- Costs
- Have Health Insurance Premiums Been Rising at a Faster Rate Under Obamacare? – DEBATED
- Does Obamacare Provide Tax Credits to Help Some People Purchase Health Insurance on the Exchanges? – YES
- Does Obamacare Place Limits on Co-Payments and Deductibles? – YES
- Are There Penalties for Businesses with 50 or More Employees That Do Not Provide Insurance for Their Employees? – YES
- Are There Penalties for Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees That Do Not Provide Insurance for Their Employees? – NO
- Coverage
- Does Obamacare Cover People with Pre-Existing Conditions? – YES
- Can Children up to Age 26 Remain on Their Parent’s Health Insurance? – YES
- Does Obamacare Eliminate Lifetime or Annual Limits on Insurance Coverage? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Insurers to Offer Coverage for Treatment of Mental Illness? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Coverage for Substance Abuse? – YES
- Are Individuals Currently Covered by Veterans’ Health Benefits Considered Covered under Obamacare? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Dental Coverage for Children? – YES
- Does Obamacare Allow Health Insurance Plans to Cover Alternative Medicine? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Insurance Plans to Have a Minimum Basic Coverage Level? – YES
- Does Obamacare Apply to Health Plans Offered by Colleges and Universities? – YES
- Does Obamacare Allow Individuals to Appeal Medical Service Denials? – YES
- Has Obamacare Resulted in More People Overall with Health Insurance (Including Medicaid Recipients)? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Health Insurers to Present Health Insurance Information in Clear and Easily Understandable Terms? – YES
- Did Obamacare Allow Everyone to Keep Their Insurance Coverage? – NO
- Under Obamacare, Can Insurance Companies Cancel Coverage If a Person Gets Sick? – NO
- Does Obamacare Require That Retiree Health Plans Cover Children up to Age 26? – NO
- Does Obamacare Require Dental Coverage for Adults? – NO
- Deficit
- Emergency Care
- Employers
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Health Insurance Mandate
- Home Care
- Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
- Insurance Industry
- Has Obamacare Increased Health Insurance Competition? – DEBATED
- Would Repealing the 1945 Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurance Companies Lower Premiums? – DEBATED
- Has Obamacare Led to Fewer Health Insurance Agents? – DEBATED
- Does Obamacare Restrict Insurance Companies’ Profits? – YES
- Under Obamacare, Are Insurance Companies Still Exempt From Federal Antitrust Laws? – YES
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Has Obamacare Improved Medicare? – DEBATED
- Has Obamacare Improved Medicaid? – DEBATED
- Does Obamacare Close the “Doughnut Hole” in Medicare’s Prescription Drug Coverage [Medicare Part D]? – YES
- Are More People Eligible for Medicaid Under Obamacare? – YES
- Under Obamacare, Does Medicare Reduce Reimbursements to Hospitals with High 30-Day Readmission Rates? – YES
- Does Obamacare Require Payment Cuts to Medicare Advantage Plans (Medicare Part C)? – YES
- Physicians
- Prevention / Wellness
- Second Amendment
- Single Payer Health Care
- Socialism
- Taxes
- Tort Reform / Medical Malpractice
- Undocumented Immigrants
- OUR LATEST UPDATES
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Calendar of Changes under Obamacare
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports on Health Care Reform, 2009-2013
- Constitutional Challenges to Obamacare
- Archived Obamacare Questions
- Can federal funds be used for abortion services?
- Will people no longer be at risk of medical bankruptcy?
- Does Obamacare limit health care coverage for Congress?
- Is Obamacare constitutional?
- Will I pay less for health insurance and medical care?
- Will the government help me if I cannot afford mandatory health insurance?
- Will the cost to fund public health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid decrease?
- Will the health care reform laws decrease the federal deficit?
- Will fewer people rely on emergency rooms for health care?
- Are all employers required to provide health insurance?
- Is Obamacare financially burdensome for businesses?
- Do the health care reform laws set up “death panels”?
- Will the health insurance exchanges benefit consumers?
- Are there penalties for not having health insurance?
- Are there any exemptions to the mandatory health insurance requirement?
- Are undocumented immigrants covered in Obamacare?
- Can I keep my current coverage?
- Can I get coverage for my child with a pre-existing condition?
- Can my current insurance cancel my coverage if I get sick?
- Can I get coverage despite having a pre-existing condition?
- Can children up to age 26 remain on their parent’s health insurance?
- Will lifetime or annual limits on coverage be eliminated?
- Does Obamacare encourage health insurance competition?
- Does Obamacare restrict insurance companies’ profits?
- Are insurance companies still exempt from federal anti-trust laws?
- Will Medicare Part A, Part B, and Part D benefits increase?
- Will more people be eligible for Medicaid?
- Will the quality of care from public health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid improve?
- Will Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) benefits increase?
- Will there be enough primary care physicians to meet the increased health care demand following passage of the PPACA?
- Will physicians’ reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid increase?
- Will physicians be required to accept all Medicare patients?
- Is preventive care covered?
- Are the 2010 health care reform laws socialist?
- Will Obamacare lower taxes?
- Should the health care bill have overhauled medical malpractice?
- Would medical malpractice reform (tort reform) significantly reduce the cost of health care?
- Does Obamacare Do a Good Thing and Save $716 Billion in Medicare Expenses (Pro Side) or Do a Bad Thing and Cut $716 Billion from Medicare (Con Side)?
- Will Obamacare Result in Fewer People with Health Care Insurance?
- Will Obamacare’s Cuts to Medicare Reduce Benefits for Part A (Hospital Care), Part B (Outpatient Care), and Medicare Advantage Part C?
- Will Obamacare’s Cuts to Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) Lead to a Decrease in Patient Benefits?
- Will the Quality of Care from Public Health Programs Such as Medicare and Medicaid Improve?
- Does Obamacare Create Uncertainty for Businesses?