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