Health Services Administration Essay

HSD 266 Extra Credit Assignment (optional)

Due Date: 11:59pm Sunday December 13, 2019

This is an optional assignment. You do not have to do this assignment. This is to give you the opportunity to bump up your grade if you are displeased with a quiz or paper grade. On March 23, 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Also known as Obamacare, the ACA had a significant impact on health care and the health care delivery system, both positive and negative. More information: ​https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/affordable-care-act/ Assignment:

1. Find a recent* news article about the Affordable Care Act. (*no older than 2 years) 2. Briefly summarize the article. These will give you an idea how to summarize:

a. https://www.wikihow.com/Summarize-an-Article b. https://web.williams.edu/wp-etc/acad-resources/survival_guide/CitingDoc/Summarizing

APA.php c. https://owlcation.com/academia/How-to-Write-a-Summary

3. Relate it to something you learned in the class a. Almost every chapter has a section and/or content relating to ACA - ​you MUST cite the

textbook, as well as your article.​ (do not quote/cite ​only​ from the Appendix, however you may find resourceful information in your textbook’s Appendix)

b. Be sure to include ​in text​ citations (see link below for assistance). 4. Your paper will look something like this (at minimum) :

a. 1-3 sentence introduction b. 2-3 paragraphs summary c. 2-3 paragraphs relating to class d. 1 paragraph conclusion e. References (you will have ​at least ​2 - your article and your textbook)

Requirements: ● One (1) page minimum (Three (3) page maximum) ● Double Spaced ● APA Citations - helpful links:

○ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html ○ http://www.citationmachine.net/apa

● Upload to Blackboard: ○ MicroSoft Word or PDF attachment file name: YOURLASTNAME_HSD266_ExtraCredit ○ Your assignment will be scanned via SafeAssign, a plagiarism prevention tool that allows

instructors to check the originality of a homework submission. (​https://help.blackboard.com/SafeAssign/Student/Submit_SafeAssign​)

■ You will have 3 attempts ● Your final attempt will be recorded as your grade

○ Due Date: 11:59pm Sunday December 13, 2019 ■ Early submissions recommended

Worth: 5 points ● This is a full or no credit assignment. You will either receive full credit or no credit; be sure to

double-check your work to include all the requirements.