ANALYSIS OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PART 1

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Health care and healthcare policy has continued to evolve over the last century. At the end of the 19th century due to the advancements made in the medical and research field, public health projects were implemented to fight some of the leading causes of disease and to provide health awareness and to raise the overall health of the general population. Some disease were practically eradicated. With concern of the general health and welfare of the nation, healthcare programs were extended into the schools through school nurses. (Fillmore)

During the first part of the 20th century, the US witnessed the establishment of the first large medical insurance company, the rise of private health insurance, and employer and labor union