Assignment: Incrementalism in Policy Making
Consider what you have learned about the Patient Protection and ACA, the uninsured population, health disparities, and programs and policies intended to improve quality of care and health outcomes while reducing healthcare expenditure. Summarize your thoughts on the future of healthcare given the provisions of the ACA-changes to Medicare and Medicaid, the individual mandate, etc.-and whether or not current efforts are sufficient to reduce disparities in healthcare and improve healthcare outcomes.
Tasks:
a. Evaluate the impact that the ACA has and will have on the uninsured population in the U.S.
b. Discuss the current successes and failures of this act.
c. Discuss the implications of this act's successes and failures.
d. Explain specific policy changes that could be made to the ACA to improve its impact on overall health outcomes in the U.S.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference:
a. U.S. Health Policy Gateway. (n.d.). ACA Impact Analysis.