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Noah Harris

ENG 102

Dr. Wynne

14 Mar 2017

Literature Review

Through the formulation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),

commonly referred to as Obama Care, affordable health care coverage was provided to those

who could not afford it. It successfully made healthcare more affordable by providing an

essential service to those in need. John F. Kennedy once said in his inaugural address, Ask not

what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. Obamacare emulated

this vision in its execution. Donald Trump plans to replace and reform health care, taking it into a

completely different direction. Trump likes the pre-existing condition requirement of the ACA,

but coverage for pre-existing conditions may become more expensive under his plan

(Trumpcare-vs-Obamacare). Policies like these neglect and fail to protect the large population

of underprivileged citizens that relied on Obamacare. Although it is easy to state the negative

effects that may result from Trump-care, we must answer how it is an unfavorable alternative to

Obamacare in order to highlight and explain its inefficiency. The questions that will be addressed

include:

1. What were the positive effects of Obamacare?

2. What are the positive effects of Trump care?
3. What negative effects can Trump Care possibly have?

The issues surrounding Trump-care may not necessarily be solvable, but once its weaknesses are

identified legislative and political actions can be taken to help and protect those affected and
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begin reform.

What were the positive effects of Obamacare?

Obamacare directly addressed the governments obligation to the people and the poor .

Minorities and those who could not afford health care or medicine were given a realistic and fair

way of doing so that was backed by law. The duty to take care that the laws be faithfully

executed was not a statement of powers of office, but the first, and in many respects most

fundamental, legal obligation of the president, generally referred to as the duty to take care

clause(Cooper,8). Some of Obamacares largest impacts were: letting young adults stay on their

parents plan until the age of 26, stopping insurance companies from denying coverage or

charging more based on health status, insurance companies dropping customers when they are

sick or if they make mistakes on their application, and also preventing gender discrimination.

Obamacare provided a service to every demographic, majority, and minority (Benefits of

Obamacare). The removal of Obamacare will certainly shake the core of the U.S.

Who will benefit Trump Care?

Donald Trump has had no hesitation in announcing his displeasure with Obamacare.

"Thursday is our chance to end Obamacare and the Obamacare catastrophe and to begin

delivering the reforms our people deserve." (Seitz- Wald). Trumps bill is openly discriminatory

and biased. Not only does Trump-care show no help or assistance to the poor, but it is prejudiced

and favorable to the high class. It resembles behaviors of a government that neglects and takes

advantage of its people. This is drastic and could be a detrimental change from the helpful nature

of Obamacare. For example, people with pre-existing conditions could now be denied coverage
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or charged higher insurance rates than under the ACA(Trumpcare-Vs-Obamacare). However,

President Trump plans to make health care only realistically affordable for the high class citizens

or those who can easily afford or already receive medical care and coverage. This legally allows

wealth and social hierarchy to be the bar that measures who is deserving of items and services

that keep people health.

What negative effects can Trump care possibly have?

Change does not have to mean a negative outcome or a drop off. However, in this

situation it is clear that a system that was helpful and relied on is going to become the direct

opposite. Trumps plans are not to improve and build upon a strong foundation but rather to

completely get rid of it and remodel it with a completely different focus. Instead of being

charitable and open, it is alienating individuals and is prejudice. This is a concern of a large

amount of the population than can be seen through a survey done by IPSOS of 1,011 U.S. adults

below.
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the largest group agreed that they would rather strengthen the current health care than to

make drastic changes. With Trump now in office and his repeal in full effect, the most

hopeful solution and strategy is to make political and legislative actions to protect the less

fortunate.
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Works Cited

Cooper, Phillip J. The Duty to Take Care: President Obama, Public Administration, and

the Capacity to Govern. Public Administration Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2011, pp. 718.

Facebook.com/obamacarefacts. "Benefits of Obamacare: Advantage of Obamacare."

Obamacare Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

Kodjak, Alison. "We Asked People What They Know About Obamacare. See If You

Know the Answers." NPR. NPR, 12 Jan. 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

Liesman, Steve. "CNBC Survey Sees More Hope for GOP Health-care Reform. Oh, and

Trump? Stop Tweeting." CNBC. CNBC, 14 Mar. 2017. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

Seitz-Wald, Alex. "Trump Deadline: Thursday Is Doomsday for Obamacare."

NBCNews.com. NBCUniversal News Group, 20 Mar. 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

"Trump care vs Obamacare: How Does Trump's Plan Compare?" TrumpCare.com. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.