understood the rules. Now the old rules are gone, some new ones are here, and
others are still a work in progress. Politics and legislation will continue to
shape specific elements and timing, but the trajectory of health reform is
unlikely to change and the momentum is not likely to disappear.
Leaders both inside and outside the traditionally defined
health care industry have hard choices to make. No matter where your
organization is on the emerging landscape, the potential impacts on business
are real and serious. Some considerations:
â?¢ Right now, America spends twice what other nations spend
on health care for each citizen, but ranks last in preventing deaths. We spend
$2.2 trillion nationally on health care each year, and without reform, that
number will nearly double in the next 7 years.
â?¢If we don’t act, 14,000 Americans will lose their
coverage today and every day.
â?¢The growth of health care spending is on an unsustainable
course for Americans both nationally and personally.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Obama
Care]” passed by the Senate on December 24, 2009, the House passed it on
March 21, 2010, and President Obama signed it into law on March 23, 2010. On
1/31/11, it was ruled unconstitutional by one federal judge. Now, it is going
to the Supreme Court. In addition, 26 states have appealed it! At more than
2,500 pages and 500,000 words long, the new health care law.
1-Will the “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act [PPACA]” be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
2-Why or why not?
3-Are you in favor of the new law?
Resource
Examples-http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/SUMMARY.pdf
http://www.himss.org/content/files/PPACA_Summary.pdf
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