Passing of Obama Care
Jonese Graham
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Basics of Obama Care Bill
1. There can be no discrimination based on gender.
2. Insurance companies cannot take away coverage from sick people.
3. Insurance companies must be able to justify any increase in the cost of coverage.
4. All Americans will have an option to purchase or be provided with healthcare based off their income and employment.
5. Americans cannot be denied coverage based off of pre-existing conditions.
6. No co-pays for things like domestic violence screening, birth control, or other key medical expenses.
7. There will be no annual limits, nor will there be lifetime limits on the amount of care a patient needs.
8. Small businesses may receive tax credits for providing their workers with insurance.
Media Portrayals
1.Obama Care, the president said, is "doing what it's designed to do -- deliver more choices, better benefits, a check on rising costs." This would be first person because its personally coming from the guy who created the bill. This was a CBS interview with the president.
2.The system desperately needs healthy young people, millions of whom don’t have health insurance, to sign up because their money is needed to subsidize treatment for older, sicker Americans. But will they? This is looking towards the perspective of the younger generation. The younger population will end up paying more towards health insurance, which will help the elders.
Bias By Story Selection
Different Types of News Sources
Bias by Labelling
Marxist Criticism and Historical Critisism
Citations
"Obamacare Bill: Full PPACA & Related Laws." Obamacare Facts. Web. 4 May 2015.
"Obamacare "doing What It's Designed to Do," President Says." CBSNews. CBS Interactive. Web. 4 May 2015.
"Young People Should Say No to Obamacare." National Review Online. Web. 4 May 2015.
"National Media's Biased Coverage of Obamacare and the IRS." Accuracy In Media. Web. 6 May 2015.
"Obamacare Will Cause a Surge in Part-time Employment, Any Minute Now!" Liberal Bias. 12 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 May 2015.