A Silver Lining with Obamacare

     
      In the article, “New Study Confirms Obamacare’s Birth Control Mandate Will Reduce Abortion Rate” by, Tara Culp-Ressler, gives considerable evidence that Obamacare is moving in the right direction with its intended audience to get the picture and jump on board. Many will argue that Obamacare is a good idea; however, the possibility of mandating health insurance to those who do not see fit is another story. Due to the statistics of this particular reform, I completely agree with their intentions. Living in low income areas makes it extremely hard to maintain health care coverage. A study has been conducted among young women living in the low-income St. Louis, MO area. The CHOICE project imitates the Obamacare program. The results showed that birth rates among teens who were active participants in the study were given free birth control which dramatically lowered birth rates to “6.3 births per 1,000 teens, compared to 34.3 births per 1,000 teens nationwide in 2010. Abortion rates were also drastically down by less than half on the regional and national level according to researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine.” To paraphrase, researchers found that when women are not barred by costs, they chose a longer lasting and more effective form of birth control. More and more evidence is becoming clear that the Affordable Healthcare Act has good intentions. This program is also conducive to winning over more supporters in health care reform act. Women generally spend more money going to the doctor. The average amount for a year supply of birth control is approximately $1,200 out of pocket. Here is some food for thought. Having access to free birth contraceptives surely beats having to collectively pay for welfare recipients.
      Let us face it! Sex is universal. We all have or will engage in the activity sometime in our lives. Why not be as safe and responsible as possible when being sexually active? This would in return help the government in the years to come.

Stage 6

Commentary on Obamacare 

While I do favor Mr. President Obama, and for more reasons that one I also agree with student Jariah Powell. She explains that while Obamacare does benefit some, yet, a good portion of the U.S population will be affected in a negative way. The newly implemented Affordable Healthcare Program is suppose to be affordably reasonable to retain the insurance, but only for those who CAN afford it. She further elaborates, that those who are in perfect health are wondering why they are being penalized for the “Greater Good?” I agree with the fact that those in perfect health should not be obligated to pay for health insurance. Especially, if it is only to please others and if they personally do not feel that they have a need for it. I say, is paying all taxes, mandating upkeep on car insurance, and voting not enough? She then gives an example of possibly single parents that struggle to make end meet. They are now stuck with yet another expense. She also mentions the potential risks for small business owners that do not bring in a lot of revenue. Again, while I do still side with Mr. President, I do not think this plan was completely thought out. I think he had good intentions though.