Assignment: Affordable Care Act and Vulnerable Populations
Purpose:
This discussion aims to explore the role of professional nurses in health policy development and advocacy about the Affordable Care Act. Need Assignment Help?
Instructions:
The Affordable Care Act required non-profit hospitals to assess their communities every three years and to develop a plan to address the most pressing issues identified by the assessment.
Go to the Community Health Assessment link at CarilionClinic.org or use the assessment of your community, which is available online from your local hospital.
Discussion post that includes:
Introduce an issue from the Community Health Needs Assessment.
Summarize the organization's implementation plan to address the issue.
Discuss the potential for the plan to impact health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Propose the role of the nurse in the plan.
Reference:
Carilion Clinic. (2024). Community health assessments.
Internal Revenue Service. (2023). Community health needs assessment for charitable hospital organizations - Section 501(r)(3). U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Luther, B., & Hart, A. (2014). Affordable Care: Harnessing the power of nurses. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 19(2), Manuscript 1.