hey all! I’m Sabrina, an incoming first-year medical student at the University of Chicago and a health policy researcher (concentrating on health equity and delivery system reform.)
I received a few requests for an overview of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare -- so that’s what we’re doing today! in this video, I review how the ACA has changed the U.S. healthcare system, why the ACA is so controversial, and the consequences of the numerous legal and legislative challenges to the ACA. if you're looking for a broader introduction to the U.S. healthcare system, check out my first health policy video here: [ Ссылка ]
timestamps:
0:48 what the affordable care act does: an overview
- 1:08 payment and delivery system reform
- 2:04 expanding healthcare coverage
- 3:47 expanding medicaid
- 5:05 large employer mandate
- 5:32 individual mandate
7:10 why the ACA is controversial
8:37 legal and legislative challenges to the affordable care act
- 8:48 Supreme Court cases - Florida vs. US Dept. of Health & Human Services, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
- 10:07 Republican American Health Care Act of 2017
sources mentioned:
0:25 the U.S. healthcare system explained: a health policy primer -- [ Ссылка ]
1:49 Health Affairs article on the ACA’s delivery system reforms -- [ Ссылка ]
1:55 my explanation of value-based payment and payment reform (timestamp 9:48) -- [ Ссылка ]
2:15 2010 uninsurance rate -- [ Ссылка ]
3:00 2018 uninsurance rate -- [ Ссылка ]
3:05 The ACA’s impact on uninsurance rates -- [ Ссылка ]
6:52 Vox video on the individual mandate -- [ Ссылка ]
8:15 cost of Medicaid expansion balanced by reduced costs in other areas -- [ Ссылка ]
8:48 summary of Supreme Court decision on Florida v. US DHHS and National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius -- [ Ссылка ]
9:17 map of Medicaid expansion states -- [ Ссылка ]
9:58 2019 premiums stable despite elimination of the individual mandate penalty -- [ Ссылка ]
