(PUB650 W4)

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:

1. Briefly outline the process by which the Affordable Care Act became law. Include a timeline of key milestones.
2. Articulate competing viewpoints of the ACA, including supporting evidence for each viewpoint.
3. Describe successful and unsuccessful attempts to challenge the ACA since its passage, including grounds for appeal and repeal attempts.
4. Analyze the current impact of the ACA on Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP/SCHIP.
5. Describe future issues, needs associated with the ACA by key stakeholders including health care providers, insurers, employers, the government, and the public.
6. Make recommendations for improvement of the ACA, including supporting evidence for recommendations.

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

solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style 7TH ED

Answer preview

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was the flagship promise on which the Obama campaign ran. Therefore, it is no surprise that healthcare reforms were first on his government’s agenda upon assuming office (Blumenthal, Abrams, & Nuzum, 2015)…

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