Assignment:
Historical Developments in Health Care Delivery
•Analyze the historical events or circumstances that created a need for the legislative act you have selected.
•Describe the legislative act and analyze how it has influenced the U.S. health care system.
•Evaluate positive and/or negative consequences that arose following implementation of the act you have chosen.
Choose one
•1937 Social Security Act
•1946 Hill-Burton Act
•1965 Social Security Amendments (Medicare/Medicaid)
•1973 Health Maintenance Act (Managed Care)
•1983 Introduction of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) by Medicare
•1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
•1986 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
•1996 Balanced Budget Amendment
•1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
•2006 Medicare Part D Drug Benefit
•2006 Massachusetts (Chapter 58) and Vermont (No. 191) legislation to expand health coverage for state residents
•2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.