HCA 205 Discussion 1 PPACA and Your Take-Away Recent
HCA 205 Discussion 1 PPACA and Your Take-Away Recent
Now that you have gone through this introductory class of the U.S. healthcare system, post a substantial response to the following:
Part I:
• The PPACA is considered the most comprehensive federal law on health care since the inception of Medicare and Medicaid.
o Examine three key elements of the act that you believe will be the most positive for the country (in your examination, you must include reasons behind your selection of these three elements).
o Examine three key elements of the act that you believe will be the most negative for the country (in your examination, you must include reasons behind your selection of these three elements).
Part II:
• Examine the future of health care in the United States.
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o Look back to your own definition of the healthcare system posted in Week One. How would you define it now after studying health care throughout this course? Post both definitions and examine the differences.
o Examine where you see the U.S. healthcare system in the next 5 or 10 years. o Describe any potential reforms, research, suggestions for improvements, etc.
Note: The ACA is not considered a potential reform. It is already law. The reforms to be described in Part II should be those that have not yet occurred.
Guided Response: Review your classmates’ responses. Respond to at least two classmates by examining their response to Part II. Do you agree with their assessment? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
Delivery Mode 1: Long-Term Care (last names A-H)
Examine this mode of delivery and address the following elements in your discussion:
Describe the type of care this option provides. Consider the following:
o Whoisthetargetclient?
o Whatprofessionalsworkwithinthatmode?
o Whatdoesthismodeofferintermsofcare?
o Whataretheexpectedoutcomes?
Discuss at least two specific issues or concerns that affect the delivery of care for each of the following categories listed below (a total of six concerns):
o legalandregulatory
o ethical
o social
Guided Responses: Those who are assigned to Delivery Mode 1 will respond to those responding to Delivery Modes 2 and 3, Delivery Mode 2 will respond to those in Delivery Modes 1 and 3, and Delivery Mode 3 will respond to those in Delivery Modes 1 and 2. Review the six concerns listed in each of your classmates’ discussions. Select two concerns within each post and examine how stakeholders in their specific delivery mode might address two of them.