Author Question: Authorization bills establish or modify government programs; __________ bills allocate money for ... (Read 117 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Authorization bills establish or modify government programs; __________ bills allocate money for authorized programs.

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Question 2

Describe three ways that the Affordable Care Act (ACA ) changes health insurance for those who already had it and three ways that it dealt with the uninsured.

What will be an ideal response?

bobsmith · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

appropriations

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain three of the following ways that the ACA changes the health insurance of those who already had it:
a. It ends discrimination by health insurance companies against people with preexistingconditio ns.
b. It prevents insurance companies from dropping coverage when people become sick.
c. It allows young people to remain on their parents' insurance until the age of 26.
d. It caps the amount of out-of-pocket expenses the insured can be required to pay.
e. It eliminates extra charges for preventive care like mammograms, flu shots, anddiabetestests.
f. It closes a gap in Medicare's coverage for prescription drugs.
2, Explain three of the following ways in which the ACA deals with those who lack health insurance:
a. It requires large employers to provide health insurance for their employees.
b. It requires everyone to have health insurance.
c. Itcreates a new insurance marketplace (or exchange) that would allow people withoutinsurance, as well as small businesses, to compare plans and buy insurance at competitiveprices.
d. It provides tax credits to help people buy health insurance and to help small businesses cover their employees.
e. It expands Medicaid eligibility.