The Affordable Care Act ( Aca ) - 1349 Words

In 2010 the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was signed into act to help reform healthcare in the United States. Before and after the act was effective, many people were concerned with how it would affect our country as a whole and on an individual basis. Many people say that the ACA is helping our country and others are not so sure. The goal of the act is to give millions of uninsured Americans access to quality health care and by also making it more affordable. Although there seems to be many positives from this act, not everyone agrees that it was the greatest idea to obtain optimal health status. As many people know, children are now allowed to stay on their parents insurance until they are twenty-six years old.†¦show more content†¦The questions were based off of the idea if they ACA was affecting them personally or not, and if they thought it was a good idea to implement it. The main focus was to see if students were in favor because they were affec ted or because even though they were not personally affect, they thought it was good for everyone else around them. Many students were in favor of the health reform although almost all of the students said the reform would not affect their family much at all. Following the favorable question, students were asked if they had health insurance in which all students answered yes. In result that all students agreed to having health insurance and were not directly affected by the ACA, we can then assume that most students had private insurance provided by their parents. Questions asked after were asked to see if students would be able to obtain healthcare by themselves and awareness of policies. Students were asked if they were aware most people are required by law to be coved by a health insurance policy or they will have to a pay a tax penalty. All students were aware that if they did not have some type of insurance they might be held accountable to pay a penalty. If one can afford hea lth insurance but does not obtain it, monthly fees will be put onto your taxes. Another question students were asked was if they needed to sign up for health insurance or information they would