Advantages And Disadvantage Under The ACA

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Disadvantage of coverage under the ACA The major drawback of the current policy under the ACA, is that low income families or individuals must have an income at or below 400% of the federally established guideline to be eligible for certain federal assistance (Schoen et al., 2011). Therefore, for individuals to be eligible for subsidizes health care, they must be in extreme poverty to qualify. This provision does not benefit the vast majority of individuals who are extremely vulnerable of being underinsured and uninsured. These provision fall short of their intended goal of increasing the health of Americans by guaranteeing access to health care services.
Individuals, from low income families or individuals with chronic illness may not have