https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd Positive and Negative Effects of the Affordable Care Act en-us 2016-06-21 02:48:32 UTC 2017-05-17 02:40:16 UTC hello@padlet.com swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115111827 No insurance denial because of pre-existing conditions: People that would have originally been denied healthcare because of conditions that require expensive medical treatment can now receive care that they need to treat their conditions. ]]> 2016-06-21 02:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115111827 swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115111922 Preventive care fully covered: Insurances under this act are required to fully pay for preventive care with no out-of-pocket expenses by the insured. This allows for more people to be able to get screening for diseases and conditions they normally wouldn't catch if they hadn't had the ability to visit their doctor because of out-of-pocket expenses.]]> 2016-06-21 02:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115111922 swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112300 Creates a more competitive healthcare market: Competition in the healthcare market allows for lower rates as heightened competition between healthcare companies forces them to drop rates to be more attractive choices to consumers. To become more attractive to consumers, the benefits to each insurance increase while the rates lower, making health insurance more useful to each person that gets it.]]> 2016-06-21 03:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112300 swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112445 More expensive premiums: As a result of their insurance company's inability to deny people because of pre-existing conditions and more benefits to new clients because of increased market competition, people already insured by companies now have to pay higher insurance premiums.]]> 2016-06-21 03:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112445 swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112666 People without healthcare can be fined: Those without healthcare are now expected to pay a fine that will increase over time. Some people refuse to be insured because they have specific opinions against it and/or aren't willing to pay the extra expense and are now being punished by the government for not getting healthcare whether or not they want it.]]> 2016-06-21 03:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112666 swthompson22 https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112849 Increase in taxes: The government set multiple new taxes in place to pay for the Affordable Care Act, so the increase in taxes will make taxes for the wealthy and middle class more expensive to provide insurance mainly to the lower middle to lower classes that are mostly being helped by this act.]]> 2016-06-21 03:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/swthompson22/bh7fpfavnlyd/wish/115112849