In A Stunning Victory That Defied Universal Expectations,

In a stunning victory that defied universal expectations, Donald J. Trump won the majority of Electoral College votes to become the elected 45th president of the United States on November 8, 2016. Consistent with his exuberant campaign promise to act swiftly to â€Å"repeal and replace† the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (â€Å"ACA†) his first act as President was to begin the process of dismantling the controversial health care reform law that throughout the campaign, and over the six years since the law passed, Republicans in Congress had vowed to completely repeal. The President’s executive order did not come with a replacement plan. Today the GOP and President Trump are well past the second month of his presidency and apart from†¦show more content†¦Prior to the Affordable Care Act, infamously known as Obamacare, health care was free market for profit system with both the pharmaceutical and health insurance companies firmly ensconced i n the driver’s seat. The ACA is a wide sweeping health reform law enacted in March 2010 by former President Barack Obama. In addition to shifting health care from treating the sick to focusing on promoting health, Obama’s health care law attempted to control costs by reducing Medicare payments to hospitals and insurers, as well as encouraging doctors to use teamwork to keep patients healthier by reforming both private and public health insurance systems. Pre-ACA private insurance companies that administered Medicare Advantage plans had been receiving, on average, 14 percent more for providing the same services that traditional Medicare does. The ACA ensured Medicare stopped overpaying insurance companies, doctors and hospitals. With enactment of the ACA all Americans who complied had access to government sponsored affordable healthcare including those already covered by Medicare. The law allows people up to age 26 to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans. Pre-ACA the working poor were less likely to have insurance because their jobs didn’t offer it and private premiums were not affordable. With ACA many middle- and low-income Americans get some or all of their insurance