For this Week’s Policy Quick Guide, you add to your practical resource by focusing on key policies related to healthcare. You also focus on ways to assist clients in understanding complicated healthcare policy.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
· Refer to the Policy Research Starter in the Learning Resources. These resources provide a start for finding information on the policies for this Quick Guide. However, you may need to do additional research.
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· Explore these policies:
· Affordable Care Act
· Medicare
· Medicaid
· CHIP
ASSIGNMENT BELOW
For each policy (Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP), briefly:
· Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local level.
· What programs were developed from this policy?
· Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.
Then, address this unique prompt for this week’s Quick Guide:
· Describe one strategy you would employ to help a client better understand one of the healthcare policies.
Note: For the Policy Quick Guides, there is no specific page count. Rather, strive to concisely capture the vital information for each policy, much like you would find in a reference book or other encyclopedia style resource. You must, however, use correct grammar and an academic writing style.