Korinne Narog

Professor Myers

English 1201

23 March 2020

The Affordable Care Act, at its most basic level provides a means of health insurance for

those who don’t have any or pay for their own. This act, also known as Obamacare, was signed

into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barak Obama. After this enactment, it was guaranteed

that there would be a significant decrease in the number of uninsured. Anyone who had

healthcare through their employer did not have to change their plan. A little over two years later,

the legality of the act was brought to the Supreme Court, questioning whether the Act’s mandate

regarding the forcing of all Americans to purchase health insurance, and facing taxes if they still

choose not to purchase it. Two months later, the court upheld the lower lever circuits decisions

that the Act was, in fact, constitutional. At the end of 2017, this part of the act was finally

repealed. Throughout the years, this act has faced both praise and ridicule. The controversy over

it is overly partisan, with Democrats in support and Republicans against it. The research question

I aim to answer is how Obamacare has, and will continue to affect the majority of Americans.

This question is so crucial because the majority of Americans already have some level of

healthcare provided through their employer. So how does this act affect them regarding

premiums, deductibles, copays, etc. Themes that are repeated throughout each of these sources is

whether socialized medicine is a good thing, or if the healthcare business should be entirely

privately run.
 With this topic, there is really only one disagreement; is the Affordable Care Act

beneficial and continue to be put in place or are there better options out there. Gregory

Cummings, in his article “A Cure for Obamacare: From Canada with Love” gives a glimpse into

the terrors of socialized medicine, discussing the wait times that have reaches averages of 17

weeks for specialized care. This article also discusses the fact that the quality of care has

diminished over the years, leading to the conclusion that private is the way to go. In his article

“Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults”, Joel

C. Cantor highlight the facts that, with this act the number of ensured have gone up drastically,

this being true. The main idea is that even though certain people have to pay more for their

insurance, it’s worth the price of providing healthcare for all. Both of these sources are highly

credible and provide thoughtful insight, people have to decide what they want to sacrifice in

order to continue with this act.

The government has made it almost impossible to for any false websites to be created as

they are taken down almost immediately. The government has made it a priority that no false

information is spread regarding this topic, as it is extremely important as a whole. There have

been websites in the past that have scammed people into buying fake care that wastes tons of

money. I don’t have any definitive answers to my question at this time, I believe I need to do

more research in hopes to understanding the topic and problems/solutions the act created more in

depth.
 Works Cited

Amadeo, Kimberly. “A Timeline of How Obamacare Has Impacted Americans.” The Balance,

The Balance, 13 Mar. 2019, www.thebalance.com/what-is-the-obamacare-timeline-

3305756.

Cantor, Joel C., et al. “Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage of

Young Adults.” Wiley Online Library, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 27 Aug. 2012,

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01458.x.

Cummings, Gregory. “A Cure for Obamacare: From Canada with Love: Gregory

Cummings.” FEE Freeman Article, Foundation for Economic Education, 3 Jan. 2013,

fee.org/articles/a-cure-for-obamacare-from-canada-with-love/.

Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, et al. “A Critical Analysis of Obamacare: Affordable Care or Insurance

for Many and Coverage for Few?” Pain Physician, U.S. National Library of Medicine,

Mar. 2017, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28339427.

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