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2015

Reform

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The American Health Care System, Health Care Reform, And The Effects Of The Affordable Care Act, Adam Becker Jun 2015

The American Health Care System, Health Care Reform, And The Effects Of The Affordable Care Act, Adam Becker

Honors Theses

Through the lens of access, quality, and cost I will present and outline the various historical approaches to health care reform, how they have contributed to the formation of our current system, and a preliminary evaluation of the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, I will be analyzing these major reforms in relation to, and their impact, on healthcare payers and providers. By understanding prior health care reform, it will provide the necessary foundation to properly investigate the prospects of success for the ACA. In order to address these questions, I investigated the evolution of the medical professional and modern hospitals, the …