ESSAY : Health Policy and Evaluation HCM-590-MBOL1

This assignment is an in-depth, literature-grounded analysis of a significant health policy issue. The final term paper is to be approximately 8–10 ten pages in length (excluding the cover page and list of references cited at the end); apply and
cite at least nine (9) valid references. The final term paper must address the following ten (10) sections/elements outlined below:

1. Overview and Significance of the Healthcare Reform Policy (2010).
2. History of the ACA Health Policy (Including Legislative Processes and Partisan Politics).
3. What are the current challenges associated with the ACA Law
4. Stakeholder Analysis
5. Healthcare Policy Options and Analysis of Trade-Offs
6. What are the current Healthcare Policy Recommendations
7. What are the Recommended Roles for Federal Government, State Government, and Current Markets.
8. What are the Implications of the Healthcare Policy Recommendations
   i. Analysis of Population Health Implications
   ii. Analysis of Economic Implications
   iii. Analysis of Political Implications
   iv. Analysis of Implications for Health Care Organizations
   v. Application of Two Saint Leo University Core Values
9. Conclusion

10.References Cited

The Final Term Paper must also follow APA format including:

• Double-spaced
• 1-inch margins left, right, top, and bottom
• 12-point font

The cover sheet, table of contents, index, and reference page, will not count toward the 8–10 pages.

There is an APA Guide in the course home menu, under Resources. If you need further assistance with APA formatting and style, click on the Writing Format and Style Guides link. (This link will take you to the Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab.)

Submit the final Term Paper to Chalk and Wire no later than Sunday 11:59 EST/EDT of Module 7. The final Term Paper Chalk and Wire link is located in the Module 7 folder.
Students who do not submit the assignment to Chalk and Wire will receive a zero. This is a key program assessment; the results are used to ensure students are meeting program goals. Video and PDF instructions can be found on the course home page.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Health Care Reform Policy

The health care reform policy is a government-sponsored policy that affects the health care given in a venue. The policy attempts to ensure that more people can receive health insurance coverage, whether through the public or private sector insurance companies. Secondly, it seeks to improve patient access to the needed health care specialists for their condition. Thirdly, it is meant to ensure that citizens receive more health care from the facilities they attend (Kaulter et al., 2014). Fourth, is to expand the number of health care providers that are available to the public in their insurance cover. Fifth, improve the quality of health care provided to the patients. Lastly, it assists in decreasing the costs associated with receiving health care form the different health care institutions.

ACA Health Policy

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is widely known as Obamacare. It is a federal statute that was enacted by the United States Congress and later signed into law on March 23, 2010, by President Obama (Cannan, 2013). However, before the ACA was signed into law, there were a few key events that were crucial in the legislative process….