An Examination of the Impact of State Government Implementation on the Affordable Care Act
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- February 26, 2019
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Jones, Justin
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- For the past few years, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a constant source of debate among the American public. Whether it has been in the halls of Congress or on the street corners of U.S. cities, everyone seems to have an opinion on this divisive law. Many scholars agree that “Obamacare,” as it is known colloquially, is an integral part of the rise in ideological polarization among our lawmakers. Due to this political polarization, implementation of the Affordable Care Act has varied across the United States. Generally, states with liberal legislatures have embraced the act, while states with conservative legislatures have attempted to block it (Obama Care Facts 2013, 1). This ideological divide has very important implications for citizens. Many of the provisions of the law contain health insurance provisions that will affect the daily lives of nearly every citizen. The implementation of these provisions is essential to their success. My thesis seeks to discover the true effects of the ideological divide on the Affordable Care Act by doing a state-by-state analysis. In doing this, I answer the question: “How have state government actions altered the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act?”
- Date of publication
- spring 2015
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- Funding: None
- Advisor
- Gray, Virginia
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
- Highest Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Extent
- 54 p.
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