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University of Central Florida

HIM 1990-2015

Theses/Dissertations

2013

Aca; Central florida; Geriatrics; Health policy; Health services administration; Healthcare management; Obamacare; Patient protection and affordable care act; Ppaca; Quality of care; Senior citizens

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Perceptions Of Senior Citizens In Central Florida Regarding Quality Of Care Under The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (Aca), Rafael Daney Jan 2013

Perceptions Of Senior Citizens In Central Florida Regarding Quality Of Care Under The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (Aca), Rafael Daney

HIM 1990-2015

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. This reform, it is argued, is projected to increase insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions, to expand access to insurance for more than 30 million Americans, and to increase estimated National medical spending while lowering projected Medicare spending. This thesis sought to investigate and analyze the perceptions of senior citizens in Central Florida about PPACA and their perceived effects on the healthcare quality provided to them under this law. Four sections of PPACA bill, thought to specifically pertain to the elderly, were selected …