Event Title
Poster: How Has the Affordable Care Act Impacted Men's Health?
Location
Moakley Atrium
Start Time
10-5-2017 4:00 PM
End Time
10-5-2017 5:00 PM
Description
The Affordable Care Act (i.e. “Obamacare”) was phased in during 2010 amid much praise, concern, and long-term speculation. Recent political alignments have even threatened the long-term viability of the ACA. Beyond healthcare coverage benefits, several key features and initiatives included in the ACA pertain to population health, accountability of health agencies and organizations, and gender-specific appropriations. However, while several initiatives attend to overall population and reproductive health, there is a clear and notable exclusion of wording and policy specifically targeting male health in the U.S. At this point in the life of the ACA and all of its rollouts, a comprehensive assessment in terms of the impact of the ACA on population health is warranted. Specifically, analysis and discussion of the ACA’s impact on male health outcomes is essential to identify what is working, not working, and needs to be revised so as to serve the role of a “true” public health. The latter is essential given that males in the U.S. and abroad suffer from excessively high rates of morbidity contributing to poorer quality of life, shorter lifespans, and create an excessive financial burden of healthcare costs and expenditures that are largely preventable with early and better access. Therefore, the purpose of this presentation is to analyze and discuss male health outcomes 5 years prior and 5 years post-implementation of the ACA (i.e. 2005-2015). Regardless of what happens to the ACA or like policy, a specific emphasis will be place on progressive policy that may lead to better overall population health regardless of sex and gender.
Poster: How Has the Affordable Care Act Impacted Men's Health?
Moakley Atrium
The Affordable Care Act (i.e. “Obamacare”) was phased in during 2010 amid much praise, concern, and long-term speculation. Recent political alignments have even threatened the long-term viability of the ACA. Beyond healthcare coverage benefits, several key features and initiatives included in the ACA pertain to population health, accountability of health agencies and organizations, and gender-specific appropriations. However, while several initiatives attend to overall population and reproductive health, there is a clear and notable exclusion of wording and policy specifically targeting male health in the U.S. At this point in the life of the ACA and all of its rollouts, a comprehensive assessment in terms of the impact of the ACA on population health is warranted. Specifically, analysis and discussion of the ACA’s impact on male health outcomes is essential to identify what is working, not working, and needs to be revised so as to serve the role of a “true” public health. The latter is essential given that males in the U.S. and abroad suffer from excessively high rates of morbidity contributing to poorer quality of life, shorter lifespans, and create an excessive financial burden of healthcare costs and expenditures that are largely preventable with early and better access. Therefore, the purpose of this presentation is to analyze and discuss male health outcomes 5 years prior and 5 years post-implementation of the ACA (i.e. 2005-2015). Regardless of what happens to the ACA or like policy, a specific emphasis will be place on progressive policy that may lead to better overall population health regardless of sex and gender.