Pros And Cons Of The Affordable Care Act

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Hardships with Affordable Care Act of 2010

A consistent issue that has been debated through Congress since its inception into law has been whether the Affordable Care Act is Constitutional or not, or whether the law should be changed. Although it had seemed to meet a lot of resistance in the beginning; and had its fair share of problems, a recent poll has shown that while President Trump has repealed the individual mandate, there has been a been a rise in the amount of people in favor of the Act. This is the first time that it has had a 54% approval since it was signed into law. (Howell,2018) A few of the issues that plague this particular law are: the mandatory insurance that must be held by all personnel, funding for such programs, high cost for
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• Legislative Branch is responsible for passing the bill and its contents on to the President to be signed into law, but only after it has passed a majority vote through both the House and Senate. It is also charged with the entire mitigation process; working out all issues that may be in question prior to law or bill passing.
• Judicial Branch is responsible for ensuring that all the rules and regulations within the Affordable Care Act are within due bounds and do not violate the rights of the citizens granted by the US Constitution. Also, they sometimes act as a pathfinder when there is a paucity of established policy. In an area of doubt or vagueness in health policy, the courts can use a case-by-case basis to mitigate the issue.
Along with the branches of the federal government state and local governments also play a role. While it may seem minor in comparison without their input and oversight, the process of managing a proper healthcare system would not be possible. Their responsibilities are listed