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Some Reasons Why Previous Health Reform Efforts failed

Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), several healthcare reforms in the United States

failed. One of the failed healthcare reforms is the 1993 Clinton Health Security Act. For

healthcare reform to pass in the U.S., it has to be approved by Congress. In this case, the

Congress represents the people. Based on this argument, previous U.S. health reforms failed

because people were not ready for the reforms, which confused Congress (Navaro, 2017). The

people of the U.S. fail to accept the reforms when they do not understand what it entails. The

U.S. residents usually want the reform that will benefit them, but when they are misinformed,

they get confused that claiming not ready for it. This makes Congress fail to pass it. The other

reason why the Congress fails to pass the healthcare reforms is when the government experts

appear not to understand the reforms. The experts and professionals serve as the primary

determinants of enacting the public policies since they are the ones who convince the key

political actors, especially the Congress, to approve the reforms. Therefore, if these government

experts have not understood the reforms, they influence Congress not to pass it.

Why ACA at National Health Reform was Successful

The ACA was successful as a national health reform because it addressed all the

previously challenging issues to the U.S. For example, the ACA bridged the gap between the

whites in the U.S. and the minority groups such as the Hispanics and the Blacks. After the act

was adopted, the U.S.'s health disparities reduced, making the minority communities have easy

access to healthcare services. The act made the number of uninsured people to reduce, thus

gaining support at a national level, making it successful.

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1 Week 4 Discussion 1 Name Institution Course Professor Date 2 Week 4 Discussion 1 Some Reasons Why Previous Health Reform Efforts failed Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), several healthcare reforms in the United States failed. One of the failed healthcare reforms is the 1993 Clinton Health Security Act. For healthcare reform to pass in the U.S., it has to be approved by Congress. In this case, the Congress represents the people. Based on this argument, previous U.S. health reforms failed because people were not ready for the reforms, which confused Congress (Navaro, 2017). The people of the U.S. fail to accept the reforms when they do not understand what it entails. The U.S. residents usually want the reform that will benefit them, but when they are misinformed, they get confused that claiming not ready for it. This makes Congress fail to pass it. The other reason why the Congress fails to pass the healthcare reforms is when the government experts appear not to understand the reforms. The experts and professionals serve as the primary determinants of enacting the public policies since they are the ones who convince the key political actors, especially the Congress, to appr ...
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