The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is often referred to as “Obamacare.” This law was signed by President Barrack Obama on March 23, 2010. PPACA will ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care at lower prices. The government claims the law is fully funded and gives most Americans the quality health insurance they deserve. The goal of this law is also to reduce the deficit over the next ten years. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act predicts that things will play out differently in the years to come. The changes brought by this law began in 2010, but by 2014 the new insurance reforms will be implemented and more significant changes will be made. Coverage is offered at four different levels to anyone joining the plan. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to improve the quality and efficiency of U.S. medical services for all U.S. citizens. It is also expected to improve public health. All of these things make the act sound great, but will they really work that way? The cost of Medicare in the United States actually results in poor people ultimately receiving poor quality care. There is a big debate about whether this will help or harm older people when everything starts to change. The PPACA is supposed to be a good thing for seniors for several reasons. First, all Americans benefiting from the plan should receive quality health care services, including seniors. Seniors will receive better care than ever and costs will decrease for them. Second, the better treatments older people will receive will lead to better outcomes with their illnesses and it is believed that out-of-pocket payments will decrease. Third, the elderly will also receive preventative care...... middle of paper ......4.Cohn, Michael. Doctors withdraw from Medicare in the face of alarming rat. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2013. GaleNet. Internet. April 14, 2014. Eilperin, Juliet, Amy Goldstein and Lean H. Sun. “Obama offers insurance solution.” The Washington Post November 15, 2013: n. page. EBSCO host. Internet. April 2, 2014. Moffitt, Robert. “Health Care Reform Act Will Hurt Seniors.” Health care. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Views. Rep. from “Obamacare will be devastating for seniors”. Human Events (May 31, 2010). Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. April 15, 2014. Sebelius, Kathleen. “The only sensible choice.” USA Today March 16, 2010: n. pag.EBSCOhost. Internet. April 2, 2014. Troy, Tevi. "The ObamaCare debacle deepens: How John Roberts made a disastrous law even worse." Commentary 134.2 (2012): 30. GaleNet. Internet. April 7. 2014.