Which goals are part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was passed in 2010? (Select all that apply.)
A) Shifting the focus of the healthcare delivery system from prevention to treatment
B) Reducing the costs and improving the efficiency of healthcare
C) Allowing insurers to deny healthcare coverage on the basis of preexisting conditions
D) Expanding health insurance coverage
E) Expanding healthcare access to children
Ans: B, D, E
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Through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Obama administration's goals in improving the overall healthcare system and the quality of care include but are not limited to the following: 1) expanding health insurance coverage, 2) shifting the focus of the healthcare delivery system from treatment to prevention (not from prevention to treatment), and 3) reducing the costs and improving the efficiency of healthcare. Additionally, the ACA expanded healthcare access to children. Through the ACA, youth are allowed to remain on their parents' healthcare plan to the age of 26, insurers are no longer allowed to exclude children from coverage because of preexisting conditions, and access has been expanded through state-based health insurance exchanges for uninsured families.
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