6 page paper on United States Affordable Health Care Act - Due in 3 days.

Thesis Statement

1. The Affordable Care Act created a pharmaceutical tax hike in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies are facing a huge increase in government fees, while also offering Medicare patients prescription medication at increasingly low costs. The government fees will continue to increase till 2019. Pharmaceutical manufacturers must provide a 50% discount on “brand name” prescriptions filled in Part D coverage gap. Federal subsidies will provide 75% discounts on brand-name and generic drugs by 2020. Pharmacies can be expected to see an increase of patients because there will be a greater amount of people seeing doctors which will likely lead to more prescriptions being filled, and more pharmacists being hired.

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I. Introduction

A. Though the Affordable Care Act can have a slight negative affect towards costs; it can be a great thing for business.

B. Pharmacies, physicians and hospitals can be expected to see an increase of patients because there will be a greater amount of people seeing doctors which will likely lead to more prescriptions being filled, and more pharmacists and physicians being hired.

C. The Affordable Care Act created a pharmaceutical tax hike in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies are facing a huge increase in government fees, while also offering Medicare patients prescription medication at increasingly low costs. The government fees will continue to increase till 2019. Pharmaceutical manufacturers must provide a 50% discount on “brand name” prescriptions filled in Part D coverage gap. Federal subsidies will provide 75% discounts on brand-name and generic drugs by 2020.

II. Body 

A. How did ACA effect pharmacies

1. Positive effects on pharmacies

· More patients being prescribed medication

· Bigger tax breaks

· More pharmacists being hired

2. Negative effects on pharmacies

B. How did ACA effect small businesses

1. Pros and Cons of ACA and small business owners

· More cost (fees if not providing for employees, cost of purchasing healthcare for employees)

2. Does it affect workers in a positive or negative manner?

3. Does it make more sense for employees to buy their own insurance or purchase it through their employer?

· Is it cheaper or more expensive to buy your own insurance vs. going through employer?

· Weighing insurance options, what has better premiums?

C. ACA and Hospitals

1. What changed in the healthcare field when ACA was implemented?

2. How did hospitals and clinics change after ACA was implemented?

3. Positive and negative effects of ACA towards healthcare organizations

4. How it effected physicians

· More patients

· Effected income

III. Conclusion

A. Summarize entire paper or restate thesis