In 2010 the US Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the Healthcare Reform. This Act aims to change the provision of healthcare in the United States by
A) bringing the health insurance industry under the umbrella of the federal government.
B) increasing the number of nonprofit and public hospitals.
C) placing limits on healthcare costs and limits on the growth of health maintenance
organizations (HMOs).
D) requiring every American to be enrolled in some type of health insurance plan.
Ans: D
Healthcare Reform set up a process through which the United States would move
toward healthcare coverage for all by requiring everyone to be enrolled in some type of health
plan. This goal of universal coverage is not being sought through taking control of the
insurance industry, building public hospitals, or limiting the role of HMOs.
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