The United States of America suffered one of its most detrimental economic recessions in history during 2007-2009. Unemployment peaking at 10%, numbers that nearly reached that of the Great Depression. While the American economy has much recuperated since then, many continue to illustrate the fact that while the upper class, large companies and stock market has recovered, reaching an all time high, much of the working class has been left behind as the gap widens between the rich and the poor. As much of federal government has been working to remedy this problem, Republicans and Democrats have fought over the dispensation of tax burdens upon different financial demographics, and they have also struggled to implement a health care system that brings down sky-high health care costs. In fact, the difficulty and cost for middle and lower class citizens to obtain health care has been so burdensome, that, according to Emily Smith and Caitlin Stark of CNN, 50 million (16.3%) of Americans are uninsured leaving them no safety net during one of the most difficult of economic times. This frightening number has been one of the leading causes for lack of upward mobility of the lower and middle classes, which ultimately, demonstrates that health care cost and accessibility are essential components to a healthy and thriving economy. The recent rise in health insurance costs have made it nearly impossible for some families to find room for health care in their budget. Annual health insurance costs have risen 34% since 2008, while average premium costs, subsequently, growing 65%. Therefore, when the 50 million uninsured Americans need medical care, unless they can pay out of pocket, they go to the one place that cannot deny a patient, the emergency room. Not only does this cloud hospitals with patients with relatively moderate illnesses, but it also puts a large burden on the tax payers. When an uninsured patient, citizen or not, arrives at the emergency room with a broken leg, for example, the hospital is forced to treat them. Since, these patients are uninsured the cost of treatment is often too high for them to afford, thus, the tax payers feel the repercussions. Of course the solution to such a growing problem is not to deny uninsured patients, rather, simply insure more patients. However, it is not only cost that has caused health insurance to be so inaccessible, insurance companies across the country have also become increasingly stringent about who they insure. Those with preexisting conditions, even ones that hardly yield potential health risks, have struggled to find insurance. In response to this overwhelming issue, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare, sought to make make health insurance more accessible by forcing companies to insure patients with preexisting conditions. By doing so, the the previously uninsured Americans evade the out of pocket costs (minus the co-pay) that they incur for each medical visi