Evaluate the current political issues and policies in health

Evaluate the current political issues and policies in health care management for our veterans overseas

Solution

The impact of the PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) worth the cost?

Approximately 8 million people signed up for healthcare through federal or state healthcare exchanges between October 2013 and April 2014. Of these, 57 percent, or approximately 4 million to 5 million individuals, were previously uninsured (with the others previously having individual coverage). Another 12 million people gained coverage through other PPACA provisions, such as Medicaid expansion (in 27 states, including Washington, D.C.), allowance for young adults to remain on their parents\' health insurance until age 26 and bans on health insurers\' denial of coverage because of age or preexisting conditions, according to The Hill.

In contrast, the PPACA created literally billions of dollars in new taxes. These include a Medicare tax increase of .9 percent for individuals earning over $200,000 or married couples earning $250,000; a net investment income tax of 3.8 percent tax on individuals, estates, and trusts worth more $200,000 or $250,000 for joint filers; and an increase in the threshold for itemized deductions for medical expenses from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of gross income, not to mention the additional costs to providers and healthcare companies to comply with the law