RESEARCH PAPER Obamacare (The Patient Protection And Affordable Health Care Act) Is Wrong For America English 1302 DUE DATES: 09 Dec (Sat) Must use quotes which are highlighted of 4 below sources and minimum 6 more outside sources Length: 1500 words minimum (no maximum) Format/Font: MLA, Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt Works Cited page will be included Research Paper The goal of the research paper is to persuade your audience to accept, or at least consider, your position on a particular topic, to inform, or to educate. Your paper will follow the classic argumentation format. Classic Argumentation FormatIntroduction: Introduces topic, gives background, creates interest, states thesis (claim) Confirmation: Use at least four (4) major points to support your claim. This does not mean that you will have four paragraphs. Each major point may take two (2) or more paragraphs to address the issue. Make sure you include your evidence. Counter-Argument: Acknowledge opposing argument(s) or claim(s) Rebuttal: Refute the opposition using evidence Conclusion: Restate your claim and provide completion, a sense of closure Basic InformationIf your thesis (claim) is debatable, take a stand on one side of the issue or the other. Your conclusion will reflect your informed stance on the issue. You cannot take a neutral position. This not only prevents a strong and lively discussion, but also negates the argument. SOURCES 1. Atlas, Scott W. Reforming America's Health Care System: The Flawed Vision of Obamacare. Hoover Press, 2010. Hoover Institution Press Publication. Health policy expert, Scott W. Atlas, discusses both what to expect from the recent health reform legislation and alternatives that should still be considered. The contributor argues that Americans already have a superior health care system and that if Congress enacts reforms that remove artificial barriers and constructively open markets to competition, private-sector creativity will generate innovative, low-cost insurance products for tens of millions of consumers. Atlas mentions “the new legislation will only centralize power to the government”. Moreover, because the health legislation was passed by the Congress and the Obama administration, it creates massive new government authority that controls access to medical care and insurance benefits. “It will reduce choice, shift more regulatory power to bureaucrats, hinder innovation, and ultimately be likely to serve as a rationale for shifting Americans to public plans that restrict access to care”. 2. Goodman, John C. and Calif.) Independent Institute (Oakland. A Better Choice: Healthcare Solution s for America. Independent Institute, 2015. Despite having surmounted numerous obstacles, the Affordable Care Act—also commonly known as “Obamacare”—remains highly controversial and faces ongoing legal and political challenges. The law's staunchest critics want to repeal and replace the entire law, while even its supporters acknowledge that serious ch ...

1. RESEARCH PAPER
Obamacare (The Patient Protection And Affordable Health Care
Act)
Is Wrong For America
English 1302
DUE DATES: 09 Dec (Sat)
Must use quotes which are highlighted of 4 below sources and
minimum 6 more outside sources
Length: 1500 words minimum (no maximum)
Format/Font: MLA, Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt
Works Cited page will be included
Research Paper
The goal of the research paper is to persuade your audience to
accept, or at least consider, your position on a particular topic,
to inform, or to educate. Your paper will follow the classic
argumentation format.
Classic Argumentation FormatIntroduction: Introduces topic,
gives background, creates interest, states thesis (claim)
Confirmation: Use at least four (4) major points to support your
claim. This does not mean that you will
have four paragraphs. Each major point may take two (2) or
more paragraphs to address the issue.
Make sure you include your evidence.
Counter-Argument: Acknowledge opposing argument(s) or
claim(s)
Rebuttal: Refute the opposition using evidence
Conclusion: Restate your claim and provide completion, a sense
of closure
Basic InformationIf your thesis (claim) is debatable, take a
stand on one side of the issue or the other.
Your conclusion will reflect your informed
stance on the issue. You cannot take a neutral position. This not
only prevents a strong and lively
discussion, but also negates the argument.

2. SOURCES
1. Atlas, Scott W. Reforming America's Health Care System:
The Flawed Vision of Obamacare. Hoover Press, 2010. Hoover
Institution Press Publication.
Health policy expert, Scott W. Atlas, discusses both what to
expect from the recent health reform legislation and alternatives
that should still be considered. The contributor argues that
Americans already have a superior health care system and that
if Congress enacts reforms that remove artificial barriers and
constructively open markets to competition, private-sector
creativity will generate innovative, low-cost insurance products
for tens of millions of consumers. Atlas mentions “the new
legislation will only centralize power to the government”.
Moreover, because the health legislation was passed by the
Congress and the Obama administration, it creates massive new
government authority that controls access to medical care and
insurance benefits. “It will reduce choice, shift more regulatory
power to bureaucrats, hinder innovation, and ultimately be
likely to serve as a rationale for shifting Americans to public
plans that restrict access to care”.
2. Goodman, John C. and Calif.) Independent Institute
(Oakland. A Better Choice: Healthcare
Solution
s for America. Independent Institute, 2015.
Despite having surmounted numerous obstacles, the Affordable
Care Act—also commonly known as “Obamacare”—remains
highly controversial and faces ongoing legal and political
challenges. The law's staunchest critics want to repeal and

3. replace the entire law, while even its supporters acknowledge
that serious changes are needed. The question is: replace it with
what? In A Better Choice: Healthcare