The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is often referred to as “Obamacare.” This act was signed into law by President Barrack Obama on March 23, 2010. The PPACA will ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable, and lower-priced health care. The government claims the law is fully funded and gives most Americans the quality health insurance they deserve. The objective of this law is also to reduce the deficit over the next ten years. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act says things will be different in the years to come. The changes resulting from this law began in 2010, but by 2014 the new insurance reforms will be put in place and bigger changes will be made. Coverage is offered at four different levels to everyone who enrolls in 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 these things make the act seem great, but will they really work that way? The cost of Medicare in the United States is actually causing the poor to receive low-quality care. There's a big debate about whether it will help or hurt seniors when everything starts to change. The PPACA is supposed to be a good thing for seniors for a couple of reasons. First, all Americans under the plan are expected to receive quality healthcare, including seniors. Seniors will receive better care than they have ever received before, and costs for them will go down. Second, the better treatments that older adults receive will lead to better outcomes with their diseases, and out-of-pocket payments are believed to decrease. Third, the elderly will also receive preventive counseling...... middle of paper ......4.Cohn, Michael. Doctors are opting out of Medicare at an alarming rate. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2013. GaleNet. Network. April 14, 2014. Eilperin, Juliet, Amy Goldstein, and Lean H. Sun. “Obama Offers an Insurance Solution.” The Washington Post November 15, 2013: n. page EBSCOhost. Network. April 2, 2014.Moffitt, Robert. “Healthcare Reform Bill Will Hurt Seniors.” Health care. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Views. Rpt. from "Obamacare will be devastating for seniors." Human Events (May 31, 2010). Opposing points of view in context. Network. April 15, 2014.Sebelius, Kathleen. "The only sensible choice." USA Today March 16, 2010: n. pag.EBSCOhost. Network. April 2, 2014.Troy, Tevi. “The ObamaCare debacle deepens: How John Roberts made a disastrous law even worse.” Commentary 134.2 (2012): 30. GaleNet. Network. April 7. 2014.