Health Care Reforms: A Critical Analysis

On 3/23/2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was established and focused on the making healthcare services available for the low-income household as well as everyone in America. As such, it is evident that the quality of health care has significantly improved over time as a result of healthcare reforms such as the ACA. Additionally, the economics of accessing medical care have massively increased as a consequence of these reforms. Furthermore, patient safety, being the core objective of healthcare professionals, has improved as a result of healthcare reforms. This essay transcends a critical analysis of three articles that depict how healthcare reforms have improved quality of health, economics as well as patient safety.Health Care Reforms: A Critical Analysis

Health Care Reforms and Quality

Health Quality refers to the equity of health care services among individuals regardless of their level of income. According to Koh and Sebelius (2010), the Affordable Care Act has brought improvement in the quality of care through its ability to promote prevention. As such, Koh and Sebelius (2010) analyze precisely how the quality of health has improved after the approval of the ACA. In their article, they stipulate that ACA provides for free access screening for chronic illnesses such as breast cancer, HIV, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. With this policy in place, individuals can now experience quality care since they can assess their health status as they are screened earlier for preventable diseases. Second, the article articulates that ACA authorizes substantial investments to bolster primary care workforce. For instance, the law allocated $1.5 billion to the National Health Service Corporation in the fiscal year 2015 and 2011.