Rak Sofija, Coffin Janis
Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
J Med Pract Manage. 2013 Mar-Apr;28(5):317-9.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), although a subject of much debate in the Unites States, was enacted on March 23, 2010, and upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. This act advocates that "healthcare is a right, not a privilege." The main goals of PPACA are to minimize the number of uninsured Americans and make healthcare available to everyone at an affordable price. The Congressional Budget Office has determined that 94% of Americans will have healthcare coverage while staying under the $900 billion limit that President Barack Obama established by bending the healthcare cost curve and reducing the deficit over the next 10 years.
2010年的《患者保护与平价医疗法案》（PPACA），尽管在美国备受争议，但于2010年3月23日颁布，并于2012年6月28日得到最高法院支持。该法案主张“医疗保健是一项权利，而非特权”。PPACA的主要目标是尽量减少未参保美国人的数量，并以可承受的价格让每个人都能获得医疗保健服务。国会预算办公室已确定，94%的美国人将获得医保覆盖，同时保持在巴拉克·奥巴马总统设定的9000亿美元限额以内，即在未来10年通过控制医疗成本曲线和减少赤字来实现这一目标。
