After articulating several ideas for my research paper, it came down to investigating two topics: links between childhood development issues and domestic abuse as an adult, and how the Affordable Care Act has proven itself to be unfit for America. While I was interested in the first, I did not have any connection to the topic. The latter however, is a very important issue to me. I will focus on the Affordable Care Act and argue how it has been detrimental to America's citizens.

As a Type one Diabetic, I actually have a personal connection to my topic. The Affordable Care Act should provide both prescriptions and devices pertaining to the care of diabetes. The Essential Health Benefits section of the Affordable Care Act lists diabetic prescriptions and devices as essential health benefits. However, two incredible pieces of technology have been revealed within the past four years designed to assist diabetics in making their lives healthier and easier to manage. Of course, Obamacare does not cover these devices. Personally, I choose not to use such devices, so I was not affected, but many people close to me, particularly those with children, were not able to obtain these aids due to their health coverage. Therefore, I want to investigate how The Affordable Care Act has changed the health plans for Americans and possibly affecting their health for the worse. I believe that because I have seen firsthand some of the major questionable mandates of the Affordable care Act, I am a stakeholder qualified to argue this topic. 

This source lists eight possible alternatives to the Affordable Care Act which would achieve the same goal without putting us into such a great deficit as a country and rules out the whole idea of the "government takeover of healthcare". Such solutions involve not changing what the healthcare plans must cover, but changing just about any part of them that has to do with taxes and deductibles. In this article, the stakeholders are the American people purchasing the healthcare for their own coverage, as well as the politicians involved in the government regulation of such healthcare. Those who purchase the healthcare are insuring their own health, so their health and wellbeing is on the line. The author, John Mackey (the current CEO of Whole Foods) a wealthy business man, is quite familiar with handling money, as well as providing healthcare for his employees. Published on The Wall Street Journal, this article comes from a trusted source which gives it credibility.


This Article is an informative page on the Affordable Care Act. Providing a list of pros and cons to the Act, the purpose of this page is to promote Obamacare through informing its viewers. The article as seems to really push the pros of the Affordable Care Act, and diminish the cons, supporting the idea that it is published with pro Obama bias. The stakeholders addressed in this article are the Americans buying the healthcare. This website is an informative website for those learning about Obamacare, so it addresses these stakeholders from the viewpoint that Obamacare is going to help them, unlike all of my other articles, who address the stakeholders as if they are taking a risk. This Article is published on www.obamacarefacts.com. This website doesn't reveal the author, or the owners of the website, which hints to strong biases in support of their side. Such circumstances lower he credibility of this source.


This article simply explains everything which pertains to an American buying healthcare insurance regulated by the Affordable Care Act. It is not biased, and does not point out any problems or issues with the act, as well as support any part of the act. As with any of the articles I am using, the stakeholders are mainly those who are buying such insurance, as it is their health and their money they are putting down. Also, all of the politicians and the healthcare providers are at stake, as they are affected by the success of such an act. Because this is an article that is not trying to argue a point or persuade you to think a certain way, it does not reveal any bias. However, published on About.com, it is certainly no reliable source. Because of this, I do not seek to pull facts and figures, only general information.

There might be several stances on The Affordable Care Act, but there are two fundamental sides, those who agree with it, and those who don't. I am arguing why people should not agree with it. Most articles seem to agree that there are two major problems with Obamacare, it is costing this country way too much money, and it is not giving Americans the proper healthcare that they need. I seek to mainly use the cost issues of the Affordable Care Act in my argument. The sources I have chosen so far only add to what I know about the cons to the Affordable Care Act, and strengthen my stance/argument, as well have given me some opposition to my argument, which I must address. This topic is very broad, and while I seek to narrow down my focus, it would be a feasible stance to argue. I do not plan to revise my research question, even though I still have not gotten incredibly specific, I think my research topic is currently in a good position.
