New Affordable Care Act Findings from University of Louisville Outlined (Evolution of US Health Care Reform)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- New research on Affordable Care Act is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Louisville, Kentucky, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Major health policy creation or changes, including governmental and private policies affecting health care delivery are based on health care reform(s). Health care reform has been a global issue over the years and the United States has seen proposals for multiple reforms over the years."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Louisville, "A successful, health care proposal in the United States with involvement of the federal government was the short-lived establishment of the first system of national medical care in the South. In the 20th century, the United States was influenced by progressivism leading to the initiation of efforts to achieve universal coverage, supported by a Republican presidential candidate, Theodore Roosevelt. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, included a publicly funded health care program while drafting provisions to Social Security legislation, which was eliminated from the final legislation. Subsequently, multiple proposals were introduced, starting in 1949 with President Harry S Truman who proposed universal health care; the proposal by Lyndon B. Johnson with Social Security Act in 1965 which created Medicare and Medicaid; proposals by Ted Kennedy and President Richard Nixon that promoted variations of universal health care. presidential candidate Jimmy Carter also proposed universal health care. This was followed by an effort by President Bill Clinton and headed by first lady Hillary Clinton in 1993, but was not enacted into law. Finally, the election of President Barack Obama and control of both houses of Congress by the Democrats led to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as ' ObamaCare' was signed into law in March 2010. Since then, the ACA, or Obamacare, has become a centerpiece of political campaigning."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The Republicans now control the presidency and both houses of Congress and are attempting to repeal and replace the ACA."

For more information on this research see: Evolution of US Health Care Reform. Pain Physician, 2017;20(3):107-110. Pain Physician can be contacted at: Am Soc Interventional Pain Physicians, 81 Lakeview Dr, Paducah, KY 42001, USA (see also Affordable Care Act).

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Manchikanti, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States. Additional authors for this research include S. Helm, R.M. Benyamin and J.A. Hirsch.

Keywords for this news article include: Louisville, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America, Affordable Care Act, Article Review, University of Louisville.

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