One of the central criticisms of government response to Katrina centers on the failure to reach out to the's city large impoverishedpopulation and make sure people were aware of mandatory evacuation orders and had the means to flee.
In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform bill that will extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished.