Currently, the affordable Care Act is on the verge of being “repeal and replace”, this is with the consistency of turn of events after the inauguration of the Donald John Trump as the new presidents of the United State (Landman). However, the law is still intact and in force (ObamaCare Facts). It is worth to note, when president Trump assumed office he issued an executive order minimizing expenditure, regulations, and activities which are considered to be economic burden associated with the Act (National Conference of State Legislatures). This order gives States governments more power to initiate open free health care markets which are more accommodating to the specific needs of each State. However, the president’s order does not alter any provision of the Act, it only modifies how it is implemented, and hence the law has not changed.
Notably, the order has given State authorities, regulatory and health agencies such as Department of Health and Human Service and Medicaid/Medicare the power to evaluate regulations and activities which are considered as an unnecessary load to the economy and delay their implementation, for example, the provision of contraceptives. This order has granted powers to health agencies or persons with the responsibility of executing regulations contained in the ACA t defer, grant exemptions and waiver where the Act is deemed to impose a significant unnecessary economic cost to individuals, payers, families, states governments, or heath providers (National Conference of State Legislatures).
Additionally, the executive order has grant states agencies and authority bodies the flexibility to implement the law in a manner that addresses the needs of the patients and individuals in a particular location. For instance, the state agencies can open free markets anywhere and allow interstate purchase of the insurance cover (Landman). As such, this makes it possible for individuals to buy and get insurance cover across the states’ borders (Landman). Essentially, the senate is preparing to repeal some provision of the law to pave way for a full repulsion of the ACA (National Conference of State Legislatures). Therefore, as mention above, the executive order has not changed the initial law, but it has slow down, delay and limits the enactment of the ACA as a whole(National Conference of State Legislatures).
Works Cited
Landman, Pamela. "Status of the Affordable Care Act Repeal Efforts." The National Law Review, 2017, www.natlawreview.com/article/status-affordable-care-act-repeal-efforts.
National Conference of State Legislatures. "New and Emerging Health Issues." 2017, www.ncsl.org/research/health/new-and-emerging-health-issues.aspx.
ObamaCare Facts. "ObamaCare Facts: Facts on the Affordable Care Act." Obamacare Facts, 2017, obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-facts/.
