“Obamacare”

Over the years, healthcare has gradually become one of the major issues that have

government official concerned. In 2011, an estimated 44 million people living in America were

uninsured, while another 38 million had inadequate health insurance. That number is increasing each

and every year due to the fact that our economy has been in a slump recently, and because our nation

has spent a majority of our federal funding to support warfare, our government had to cut back on allot

of public programs. With the lack of money in circulation, many business owners have had to cut back

on wages as well as their employees. Majority of uninsured people state that they do not have health

insurance simply because they just cannot afford it. In an attempt to create a solution, President

Barrack Obama came up with a universal healthcare program called the Patient Protection and

Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In this paper, key points that will be discussed

are how the program works, its pros and cons, if it raises any issues with federalism and if the program

is actually helping our nation’s healthcare crisis
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President Barrack Obama has made it clear that when it comes to healthcare, everyone should

have coverage. The Obamacare plan lists a number of provisions that will go into effect over the next

ten years, and is estimated to cost our nation $940 billion. Its long term goal is to reduce our nation’s

by 1.2 trillion dollars if all goes as planned. According to the President, the government should offer

some type of assistance to help those who do not have