Understanding the Judicial Branch and Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an example of the role of government increasing in the field of health care in America, made possible by Federalism in Health Care. The ACA has implemented laws for individual issues and chosen whether laws disrupt the Constitution. Supreme Court and other regional and state courts are part of this process. Additionally, the system of checks and balances ensures that no branch gives more power to another branch. The ACA must have been adequately utilized, but it was not financially viable or suitable for all people.

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Affordable Care Act
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Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Thesis...............................................................................................................................2
Historical and constitutional basis for the American government’s structure.....................3
Legal Branch....................................................................................................................4
Executive Branch.............................................................................................................4
Judicial Branch................................................................................................................5
The system of checks and balances.....................................................................................5
The various roles..................................................................................................................6
Public Policy and Media..................................................................................................6
The voting system and election process..............................................................................7
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................7
Bibliography........................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Thesis: The ACA was made for improving the medical care conditions for the minorities
and for those who can’t afford the medical care. The Affordable Care Act in the United States is a
healthcare act set up by the national government (it is also known as Obamacare). On March 23,
2010, US President Barrack Obama, adopted this as a law. The objective of this law is to enhance
the health systems of United States with the end goal to give affordable and quality human
services, medical coverage and US residents with more prominent rights and security, by
decreasing the expenditure of health care for both the government and people. The motivation
behind the law is to extend the public and personal coverage of insurance, and also control the
insurance business. On this note, this current paper will talk about how Obamacare functions
(New Scientist Archive, 2017).
Its objective was to guarantee that the more individuals in the US had health protection
inclusion. Its point was to "enhance the nature of the health protection industry, regulate the
health protection industry and decrease health care costs in the US". There were numerous parts
of the bill, which significantly affected numerous Americans. These are particularly identified
with inclusion for previous conditions, including pregnancy, a youngster on parental plans, and
helping private ventures to guarantee their workers. (Wachino, 2018)
Historical and constitutional basis for the American government’s structure
The Constitution of the United States isolates the government into three branches with
the goal that the Central Government can be ensured, in which no group or individual will have
more control:
 Legislative: Which makes the Law. For example, Congress.

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 Executive: Which runs the Law. For example, Cabinet, Vice President and
President.
 Judicial: Which evaluates the Law. For example, Supreme courts and state and
regional courts.
Every branch of this government is entitled to change the other branches acts. For
example, a law passed by Congress and be VETO by the president. Congress certifies or rejects
the President's appointment and can expel the President from office in exceptional conditions.
Supreme Court’s Justice, who can end illegal or unwanted laws, are selected by the President and
acknowledged by the Senate (Fine & Levin-Waldman, 2016).
According to Kaiser, the federal government of the United States needs to work in the
interest of its peoples through this framework of balances and checks (Kaiser, 2001).
Legal Branch
The legislative branch makes the law, confirms or rejects the appointments of President,
and has the privilege to proclaim war. This branch incorporates Congress (House of
representative and Senate) and numerous organizations that offer services to Congress. American
natives have the privilege to vote in favour of Representatives and Senators through confidential,
free votes (Sedler, 2010).
Executive Branch
The official branch authorizes and upholds the laws. It incorporates Executive
Department, President, Cabinet, Vice President, Independent Agencies, and different
commissions, boards and committee of trustees. American subjects have the privilege to vote in
favour of Vice President and President through confidential, free ballots (The White House,
2018).

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The executive power in the central government lies in the President of the United States,
in spite of the fact that power is regularly assigned to the Cabinet Ministers and different
authorities. Vice-President and The President are chosen as the running companion by the
discretionary school, for which each state, and in addition the District of Columbia, is
apportioned numerous seats based on its representation (or express portrayal in DC case). The
Congress' both home presidents are confined to the maximum two to four years.
In a case that the President has just served for a long time or more, for which some
different people have been chosen, at that point he can serve an extra four year period.
Judicial Branch
This branch used to construe the meaning of laws, implement laws for individual issues,
and chooses whether laws disrupt the constitution. Supreme Court and other regional and state
courts are a part of this (Cook, 2010).
Affordable Care Act is the example of how the role of government has increased in the
field of Health in America, and this is all possible because of Federalism in Health Care.
Federalism again has all the rage in health strategy. Throughout the previous eight years, the
Affordable Care Act of President Obama has grasped federalism by assigning states as the
frontline implementers of ACA, has been referred to as an especially prominent case of current
federalism.
The system of checks and balances
Until 2018, health insurers cannot decrease or drop coverage for anybody with prior
notice. Protection must also cover that circumstance, and the insurance plan provider cannot

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charge any other person for that circumstance. Pregnancy is as yet viewed as a prior condition, so
the insurance currently covers birth from the day of prenatal care and inclusion (Iglehart, 2009).
There is an extension to isolate powers in checks and balance, which expresses that
government control is separated into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. Balance
and check is the obligation of each branch to stop the " double check" or the power of the other
two branches. It is utilized to guarantee that no branch gives more power to some other branches
and quality is balanced.
ACA must have been adequately utilized. As a result of the current debt in the U.S., the
government wished to expand the financial plan and raise the ceiling of debt to have the capacity
to implement the ACA. The Congress did not authorize to expand the financial plan and
increment the roof of the loan, the government shut down in light of the fact that the
vulnerability of the Congress put another branch in the power. Because of this shutdown, in
excess of 800,000 government representatives were furloughed, implying that they didn't have
work and hence the payment was not being made (Quadagno, 2014).
It went for around 15 days consequent to achieving an agreement with the Senate and the
Congress. Despite the fact that this was going on, the site agreeing to accept government medical
coverage went life, even tough because of a large number of individuals agreeing to accept
health care coverage, there were numerous glitches on the site.
The U.S. government was set up with checks and balances system, that will guarantee
that there isn't sufficient power in any part of the government. In light of the present government
shutdown, Ethan says that there is no constitutional boundary to pass the financial plan to the US
Congress, just to vote in favour of a clean constitutional determination to deny Republican
House President John Boehner's refusal, most of which will be conceivable to help the house.

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Boehner's silence is totally underneath the impact of Republican minority from the Tea Party -
the founding fathers were very worried about the type of misguided influence about the father.
The various roles
Public Policy and Media
The ACA represents to public policy since it is the theoretical guide for the action taken
by the authoritative execution branch of the state in connection to a class of issues in accordance
with law and institutional traditions.
Media Messages: According to Fowler, during the initial period of execution, media
messages identified with ACA related to paid medical insurance and political advertisements and
news media stories at the regional level were broadcasted since insurance marketers, lawyers and
politicians have shaped the perception of the general population of the law.
The voting system and election process
Since the decisions, Trumph was elected as president prominent leaders of Republican
Congress are concentrating on the " Replace and Repeal” methodology. To keep a portion of the
provision of the ACA that are very popular, the technique to alter the current law is also being
talked about. Before Republicans change a resolution and strategy, they must first agree on a
strategy. In the six years of the implementation of the ACA, they are unable to do so. A budget-
built sunset will give them a firm's deadline. (Lynn, 2018)
Conclusion
There are numerous segments in the Affordable Care Act that benefits the American
individuals; However, it is as still not financially viable or suitable for other people. The year of
coverage which changes to 26 has secured the coverage of young people through the
fundamental health care needs. Insurance agencies are not being approved to penalize people for

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prior conditions, it guarantees that the individual can keep on being healthy in life as much as
possible. The decrease in the expense of medicines for senior people is helpful for the individuals
who stay out of a fixed income. Guaranteeing that medical coverage organizations cannot raise
the premium expense with no clarification, it enables all individuals to save extra cash.
At the point when the law was first effective, at that point those individuals who could
pay for health protection but did not purchase the plan, needed to confront tax fines on their
yearly salary charges. Even though this won't be the case as of not long ago, by 2019, and it will
be effective with the duties filed in 2020. The Opening of nominations to agree to accept another
plan is additionally low this year, from November 1 to December 15 as it were.

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