Which of the following statements regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are true? The failure to obtain a quality health care plan will result in a fine imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. A stated goal of the ACA is to focus on prevention and primary care so that individuals with chronic medical conditions receive the care necessary to prevent their conditions from worsening and becoming more expensive to treat. The act created a single-payer health care system in which the government-rather than a system of private insurers-pays for all health care costs. You can have a coverage gap of up to three months without incurring the lack-of-coverage penalty. The individual mandate requires all citizens and legal residents to purchase health insurance. Which of the following are protections or benefits provided to you by the ACA? You cannot be denied coverage due to preexisting conditions You are eligible for a free annual checkup, as well as several preventative screenings and wellness measures. If you want the freedom to choose any participating primary care or emergency care provider, you'll be required to pay a higher premium. Whether you are male or female, you will be charged the same premium. If you are on Medicare, you are eligible for less expensive prescription drugs. One important objective of the ACA was to replace insurance policies that legislators felt were old, substandard, or unfair to consumers. To do this, the ACA requires that all health care policies provide ten comprehensive essential benefits to be judged for consumers and policyholders. If a policy fails to provide all ten benefits, it may not be sold in the health care exchanges. Which of the following categories of services or benefits must be provided in quality health care policies? Category or Service Required for a policy to be Adequate Not required for a policy to be Adequate Prescription drugs Hospitalization Health club memberships 00 Pediatric services Which of the following statements regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are true? The failure to obtain a quality health care plan will result in a fine imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. A stated goal of the ACA is to focus on prevention and primary care so that individuals with chronic medical conditions receive the care necessary to prevent their conditions from worsening and becoming more expensive to treat. The act created a single-payer health care system in which the government-rather than a system of private insurers-pays for all health care costs. You can have a coverage gap of up to three months without incurring the lack-of-coverage penalty. The individual mandate requires all citizens and legal residents to purchase health insurance. Which of the following are protections or benefits provided to you by the ACA? You cannot be denied coverage due to preexisting conditions You are eligible for a free annual checkup, as well as several preventative screenings and wellness measures. If you want the freedom to choose any participating primary care or emergency care provider, you'll be required to pay a higher premium. Whether you are male or female, you will be charged the same premium. If you are on Medicare, you are eligible for less expensive prescription drugs. One important objective of the ACA was to replace insurance policies that legislators felt were old, substandard, or unfair to consumers. To do this, the ACA requires that all health care policies provide ten comprehensive essential benefits to be judged for consumers and policyholders. If a policy fails to provide all ten benefits, it may not be sold in the health care exchanges. Which of the following categories of services or benefits must be provided in quality health care policies? Category or Service Required for a policy to be Adequate Not required for a policy to be Adequate Prescription drugs Hospitalization Health club memberships 00 Pediatric services