Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)

There are many benefits and issues with the ObamaCare program. Some of the issues include that people will be paying taxes for other people's health insurance. Also, people who do not desire health insurance will be required to get it or pay a fee.

How much money a person has to pay in taxes if they don't have insurance depends on how much money they make and how big their family is. Obama Care will decide the amounts.

Obama Care attempts to provide full and comprehensive coverage for individuals who are eligible to enroll. It will also offer a maximum of what one will pay in health insurance in a lifetime.

The IRS will receive data from the Dept of Health and Human Services (the department charged with administering the ACA) to indicate that a person (or family) has not obtained proper coverage.

When you file your taxes, the IRS will then add the appropriate penalty to your taxes, requiring you to either pay more, or reduce the refund owed you.

Despite common lore, the IRS can most certainly enforce this tax penalty. The specific actions that the IRS is allowed to perform to collect this debt are more limited than for a normal tax debt (i.e. they can't seize property, but they CAN garnish wages), but the IRS nonetheless can collect on it.

One of the ways the Affordable Health Care Act will change community health initiatives is that our medical records will become part of digital record.æ

did any republicans vote for obamacare

As of 2023, one of the key developments in the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ObamaCare) is the expansion of subsidies for health insurance premiums, which has made coverage more affordable for many Americans. Additionally, efforts continue to strengthen protections for those with pre-existing conditions and to broaden access to Medicaid in various states. The Biden administration has also been working to enhance outreach and enrollment efforts to ensure more people take advantage of available coverage options.

According to most objective sources, Republicans have now (as of mid-March 2013) tried on more than 34 separate occasions to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

You can get it very easily. It is online in its entirety for anyone to read. I enclose the link.

Obamacare does not have a specific percentage that employers and workers have to pay. However, an employee cannot pay more than 9.5 percent of his income to join the employer's plan and cover himself. (The amount he pays for family coverage can be higher than 9.5 percent of his income or his household income.)

The White House (Executive Branch) has disseminated information about it, and so has the Department of Health and Human Services in the cabinet. The entire health bill is online, and I enclose the link to it.

An act that provides diet counseling for those who are at higher risk for chronic disease and type 2 diabetes.

Obamacare does not discuss child support. I suppose that it's possible that non-custodial parents might be required to pay health insurance until age 26; however, child support, child custody and related issues such as health insurance are determined by the States.

No, there is not much evidence that she wrote it or took an active part in crafting it. But it is reasonable to believe she was an influence or provided some input to her husband: Michelle Obama has a long history of fund-raising for organizations that provide health care services to the poor, and she used to be a hospital administrator in Chicago.

You will have a choice between your employer's plan and your spouse's plan. Your employer may ask you for proof that you are covered by your spouse's plan. Your employer's plan will want this, in order to ensure that people are not dropping out for other reasons (such as they can't afford to join).

Yes they do. It is an internet myth, spread by opponents of the president and opponents of the health-care law, that Muslim-Americans don't have to pay for health insurance under "Obama-care." But this is false. This myth is based on the mistaken belief that Mr. Obama is a Muslim (he is not). Further, there is no page in the law that says Muslims (or Jews or Christians or Hindus or Buddhists or atheists) are exempt or get special breaks. Some versions of the myth say it's on page 907 or 1026, or some other page that does not exist. The law has been online in its entirety for over a year, and I invite you to read it for yourself; I enclose the link.

No, this is a myth. If you are referring to computer chips or the requirement that people be tracked because of the health care law, this is completely false. There is no requirement for people to receive computer chips, nor does the bill contain any requirements for radio-frequency IDs. I enclose a link to the bill so you can see for yourself.

Yes, since it will take money from those that work and give it to everyone. Treatment will not be as good, plus they will put you on a waiting list for serious health issues like Canada.

No, it's not socialized medicine in any meaningful way, and the above is patently false.

Socialized medicine indicates a government-run healthcare industry. In the USA, Medicaid and Medicare are instances of socialized medicine.

Under the PPACA, the privately-run health insurance industry will continue to provide coverage for roughly 80% of all people. The PPACA provides subsidies to people below certain income levels to help them purchase private health insurance, and it also expands the Medicaid program to allow more people to qualify.

But it does NOT fit the definition of a socialized medical system as a whole. Rather it's a regulated private system.

Plus, there is no basis for making claims about improved or poorer treatment levels, as the law is quite complex, and the total system effects will not be known until later this decade (likely around 2018 or later).

Yes he did. It is sometimes abbreviated as ACA, and some people call it "Obamacare." It has been the subject of many myths, but the Affordable Care Act provides a number of benefits and it will expand access to health care for millions of Americans. (It should be noted that the entire name of the bill is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA for short.) It was passed by congress, signed by the president and upheld by the Supreme Court. I enclose a link to the bill.

It has become apparent that Obama lied consistantly about this bill. He said if you like your plan and your doctor, you will be able to keep them. Very few actually will be able to keep their plan or doctor. Hundreds of thousands have had their plans cancelled because of this monstrosity.

Yes, any law can be repealed or modified by another law, and any part of the Constitution can be repealed or modified by another Constitutional Amendment except those that specifically say they can't be.

No. It's just like before, you have to pay yourself unless you have a insurance paying for it. There are many private funds helping out to pay though and you find them at fundabortionnow.org.