Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
200 words Book is – The law of healthcare administration, 7th ed, showalter
Presently, the United States government, in conjunction with both the public and private healthcare sectors, is working toward implementing the law.
For this week, please review the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on page 59-65, 193 of your textbook and formulate an initial post with the following criteria:
- Choose one provision that is most important and discuss why implementation will make congruent improvements to the current U.S. system.
- Discuss which provisions you believe will be difficult to achieve or implement because of the inherent challenges in the current U.S. healthcare landscape; please name and describe those challenges.
- Lastly, what has been left out of these major provisions? Had you been able to meet with congressional members, what would you have lobbied to include in the act?
