Assignment: Affordable Care Act became law.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (most often referred to as the Affordable Care Act or ACA) is the largest piece of federal health legislation of the last 50 years in the United States and has had widespread impact on health insurance and health care delivery. The ACA was signed into law in 2010 by President Barack Obama, and implementation of the ACA has been an ongoing, dynamic process met by opposition and challenges. For this assignment, create a presentation that outlines the past, current, and future of the ACA. In a presentation of 10-15 slides, address the following:

Briefly outline the process by which the Affordable Care Act became law. Include a timeline of key milestones.

Articulate competing viewpoints of the ACA, including supporting evidence for each viewpoint.

Describe successful and unsuccessful attempts to challenge the ACA since its passage, including grounds for appeal and repeal attempts.

Analyze the current impact of the ACA on Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP/SCHIP.

Describe future issues, needs associated with the ACA by key stakeholders including health care providers, insurers, employers, the government, and the public.

Make recommendations for improvement of the ACA, including supporting evidence for recommendations.

Include a title slide, references slide, and speaker notes in your presentation.

General Requirements

You are required to cite at least SIX sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the discussion question criteria and public health content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is not required.

While APA style is required, solid academic writing is expected as well, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

PLEASE make sure APA citation and permalink for articles are complete and correct.

PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list if you use any of these readings and make sure everything is in proper APA format.

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Read Chapters 6 and 10 in Essentials of Health Policy and Law. Review 11.

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http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/essentials-of-health-policy-and-law_3e.php

Read ”Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage,” by Buchmueller, Levinson, Levy, and Wolfe, from American Journal of Public Health (2016).

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Read ”Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health,” by Courtemanche, Marton, Ukert, Yelowitz, and Zapata, from Southern Economic Journal (2018).

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Read ”Local Television News Coverage of the Affordable Care Act: Emphasizing Politics Over Consumer Information,” by Gollust, Baum, Niederdeppe, Barry, and Fowler, from American Journal of Public Health (2017).

Assignment: Affordable Care Act became law.

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Read ”Health: Policy or Law? A Population-Based Analysis of the Supreme Court’s ACA Cases,” by Parmet, from Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (2016).

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Read ”Making Health Care Truly Affordable After Health Care Reform,” by Stoltzfus Jost and Pollack, from Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics (2016).

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