They were funded through a combination of new taxes and cuts in Medicare payment rates. The increased coverage was due to two provisions within the ACA, Section 2001 expanded Medicaid eligibility and Section 1001 introduced radical changes to the individual insurance markets. By 2016 the uninsured population had roughly halved in size, with an additional 24 million people obtaining healthcare coverage. The act extended healthcare insurance to millions of uninsured Americans. Section 4103 of the ACA facilitated this switch by giving preference and encouraging medical practices which use EHRs for their patients. In promoting the cost-efficiency of the act, Obama cited a study performed by the RAND Research Corporation which estimated that widespread use of electronic health records (EHR) could save the federal government $77 billion a year in healthcare spending. It allowed the government to reduce healthcare spending without cutting any of the mandatory spending towards Medicare and Medicaid by reforming health care practices. The ACA, in conjunction with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, was phased in over the course of several years. ACA’s objectives were divided into three primary goals: Provide affordable health insurance to more Americans, expand the Medicaid program, and foster innovative medical care delivery methods. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was signed into law in 2010. The act has been highly contentious since its enactment, and the legality behind its provisions remains a hotly debated issue in politics to this day. One of Trump’s most vigorous battles has been the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a comprehensive health care reform law aimed at expanding access to insurance through levying a deterrent tax on those who did not purchase health care coverage. President Trump’s war against Obama-era policies has been waged on a number of fronts including the Paris Climate Agreement and the Iran Nuclear Deal.
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