PPACA

Aaron's Edit:

The PPACA, The Patient Protection and Affordable [W - ^ Care] Act, mostly known as “Obamacare”, is (an extension to) [Exp – ^ a regulation of] the U.S. healthcare system, (enforced) [W - ^enacted into law] in 2010 through [foc - ^the efforts of] President Obama [foc - ^ and Democrats in Congress].

The regulation contains a long list of health-related provisions that began in 2010. Key requirements were intended to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, (that) [Gr – non-identifying relative clause - ^which] (will) [T/Asp - ^would] lower health care costs and improve system productivity, and to eliminate (practices that denial of) [Exp,M - ^the practice of denying] coverage due to pre-existing conditions (. As) [Gr – sentence fragment - ^, as] long as there (is) [T/Asp - ^was] no other coverage provided ((e.g.) [Gr-Reg - ^ for example,] by the employer).

[Exp - awkward transition; requires some transitional phrasing; also, the paragraph is too short] (With-in) [Sp -  ^Within] the reform are different (categories) [W,coh - ^ tiers of coverage for insurance plans]: Silver, Gold and Platinum status. Of course all categories offer the essential health benefits, just the costs vary. [E – actually this is misleading/ambiguous; the plans do indeed provide all essential benefits, but the percentage of out-of-pocket expenses s higher for the lower-tier plans, meaning that someone who cannot pay for extra benefits out of pocket will indeed not receive all of the benefits that someone with a higher-tier plan would]

Additionally [P - ^,]  PPACA assures Medicaid for people that live (below a defined poverty line.) [E,foc - ^ 133 percent above the federally defined poverty line.] [No new paragraph]

Furthermore, people (, who are above that defined line, but with low incomes) [Px2-no commas, restrictive clause; Gr,E - ^ whose income is above that threshold but still low] have benefitted through subsidization (,) [P] and (with the co-insurance of children) [Prep; Exp, M - ^ through the opportunity to co-insure their children until they reach  26 years of age].

(But not just families, this Act provided also advantages for workers this Act. Because) [Exp; P,Gr – sentence fragment – ^ Not just families but also workers have benefited from this Act, as] companies/employers that (had) [T/Asp – have] more than fifty workers have to provide the lowest (insurance minimum) [WO - ^minimum insurance] (bronze-level) (for) [Prep - ^ to] their employees. If they (reclined) [W,T/Asp;P – ^ refuse,] those companies (would) [T/Asp] get charged with a tax that is used for financing the PPACA-reforms.

 (Another advantage for the U.S. citizen is , that also the insurance companies are forced to change their program, as long as someone needs insurance and can pay for it, they have to take them. No matter to medical constitutions or pre-existing illnesses.) [Rep -  you metion this benefit earlier]

Although this Act (was) [T/Asp - ^has been] a success, as it [T/Asp - ^has] helped millions of people and reduced the number of uninsured (citizen) [Gr-ag - ^citizens], still the population is not completely happy with it. (It has until today been) [Exp - ^ Even today it remains] highly controversial. So in the end [P - ^,] we [T/Asp - ^ will] have to wait and see how [St/Reg - ^President] Trump (will change) [T/Asp - ^changes] this Act and (destroy) [Gr-ag - ^destroys] America. [This ending is inappropriately caustic and politically charged; even if you wish to unequivocally state your opinion in an academic text, there are standards of decorum that should prevent one from making such a blanket accusation. Especially as President Trump, his policies—or potentially the dearth thereof—have not been discussed at all in this entry, nothing merits disparaging the man or the policies as you do here.]

Original Post: 

The PPACA, The Patient Protection and Affordable Act, mostly known as “Obamacare”, is an extension to the U.S. healthcare system, enforced in 2010 through President Obama.

The regulation contains a long list of health-related provisions that began in 2010. Key requirements were intended to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, that will lower health care costs and improve system productivity, and to eliminate practices that include rescission and denial of coverage due to pre-existing conditions. As long as there is no other coverage provided (e.g. by the employer).

With-in the reform are different categories: Silver, Gold and Platinum status. Of course all categories offer the essential health benefits, just the costs vary.

Additionally PPACA assures Medicaid for people that live below a defined poverty line.

Furthermore, people, who are above that defined line, but with low incomes have benefitted through subsidization, and with the co-insurance of children.

But not just families, this Act provided also advantages for workers this Act. Because companies/employers that had more than fifty workers have to provide the lowest insurance minimum (bronze-level) for their employees. If they reclined those companies would get charged with a tax that is used for financing the PPACA-reforms.

Another advantage for the U.S. citizen is, that also the insurance companies are forced to change their program, as long as someone needs insurance and can pay for it, they have to take them. No matter to medical constitutions or pre-existing illnesses.

Although this Act was a success, as it helped millions of people and reduced the number of uninsured citizen, still the population is not completely happy with it. It has until today been highly controversial. So in the end we have to wait and see how Trump will change this Act and destroy America.