Healthcare Reform Paper

Our nation is now engaged in a conversation about the future of healthcare in America and the costs it would take to provide million and millions of Americans with health insurance plans that fit them. With us coming out of an economic turmoil it has become ever so important now to have a healthcare system that is affordable and stable to the financial delivery of the nation. Some people argue that something such as reform will not help the financial delivery of America; reform will have a positive effect on the financial delivery of healthcare today and in the future for three reasons: one, with reform more Americans will have access to health insurance through things such as Health Exchanges, second healthcare reform will dismantle the rich vs. poor disparities within healthcare, and reform will prioritize the governmental spending of high healthcare costs.

In March 2010 current President Barack Obama signed a healthcare reform law. This was a victory for Democrats, who had been working towards passing such legislation for decades. The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act or “Obamacare” dubbed by critics, was said to be a step closer to creating a universal healthcare system for all, regardless of income. There are more than 46 million Americans that currently have no insurance at all. Studies have shown that by 2040, there will be a rise of 72 million in absence of reform. With healthcare reform president Barack Obama see’s that there needs to be something done about the future of healthcare of all Americans. He is trying to prevent the cutting of after school programs that promote physical activity and the cut backs of college grants and scholarships for students.

To begin with, the current healthcare system is continuing to become more expensive and therefore unaffordable for the lower class. According to the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) report on Health Care reform, “If health care costs continue to grow at historical rates, the share of GDP...