Question

Which of the following is NOT true about the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA)?

  

Access to mental health services has improved

   

Access to preventive health services has improved

   

All of these are true

   

None of these is true

   

Access to long-term care insurance coverage has improved

Answer 1

All of these are true

• According to a new study released online today in Clinical Services in Advance, people with mental illness indicated that they were more likely to be covered and therefore better able to access health and mental health services after the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
• The ACA has increased access to preventive care, in addition to its effect on public health capacity, by requiring all insurers to offer preventive services without cost-sharing and by expanding access to coverage that provides these preventive services.
• The ACA has made it easier for states to use federal Medicaid dollars for long-term care support networks and programmes, including expanding home- and community-based services options for individuals who are eligible for a nursing home but may alternatively stay at home with the necessary support systems in place.