Running head: IMPACT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) OF 2010 ON HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCE 1 Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 on Health Care Organization and Finance Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation IMPACT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) OF 2010 ON HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCE 2 Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 on Health Care Organization and Finance The Affordable Care Act is a federal statute that was enacted in 2010. At the time, it was considered to be the single most significant regulatory change since Medicare and Medicaid. ACA has many impacts on healthcare organizations and finance across the country. One of the major impacts is that there has been an increased demand for care in the hospitals (Fielding, Teutsch, & Koh, 2016). In the past, the cost of healthcare would easily push away people from seeking medical services since they could not afford them or did not have a medical insurance cover. However, ACA has reduced the cost of medical care and increased the insurance coverage of Americans across the country. This has led to increased demand for medical services. Hospitals have also seen an increase in their revenues due to the increased demand for care services. Another impact is that there have been lower uncompensated care costs for the uninsured. This is mainly because the number of uninsured people in the country has sharply reduced due to increased medical insurance coverage. Before ACA came ac ...
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