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Health Inequality and the Law

D‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍iscussion Question: Look up news articles about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted in 2010 and COVID-19. Then answer one of the following set of questions:

1) How has COVID-19 shined a light on mistrust many African Americans have in terms of U.S. health care, health care deliv‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍ery, in addition to health inequality?

 2) What is the role of the state (i.e. federal government) in creating and perpetuating health inequalities? Please be specific.

3) Do you think the PPACA legislation is helpful in addressing health inequalities, more specifically COVID-19? Explain your answer‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍.

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), formulated and implemented in 2010 by the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, aimed at offering and expanding the accessibility to quality healthcare and reducing the health inequalities that people in the United States experienced. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the existing differences in the country's healthcare systems. Despite the PPACA legislation making several significant steps in reducing health inequalities and increasing access to healthcare, it has imposed impacts on addressing differences during the pandemic, COVID-19, which have been limited hence requiring the implementation of new measures which effectively address the complex challenges faced by the marginalized communities.

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