Reflect on whether you oppose or support the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Consider the nursing professional’s position as a caregiver and/or the healthcare leader as an administrator. Explore two significant components of the ACA that could potentially impact specific populations unjustly. Appraise the current political climate as it relates to repealing and replacing the ACA. For this weeks’ discussion, identify at least two reasons for keeping the ACA and at least two reasons that it should be repealed, replaced, or revised. Provide rationale for each. Words not less than 400 words.
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preventing serious health conditions to be covered by insurance policies. Another reason given is that ACA has enabled most people to afford health insurance despite the existing health disparities (Willison & Singer, 2017). That is, ACA ensures that the existing health disparities are minimized, and repealing it would cause more harm to the minority groups. The people who support the ACA’s repealing say that it has led to increases in tax, where people have to pay more to support the act. Another reason is that ACA has made most Americans unable to keep their doctors. It is because ACA law limits access to healthcare providers by individuals.
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