Journal 1-2

Overview

The Pa!ent Protec!on and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is meant to bring quality, affordable healthcare to all Americans. The

ACA extends health insurance to previously uncovered individuals. Understanding the ACA is important because healthcare

organiza!ons need to know how it impacts their financial performance and strategic planning process. Review your module

readings on ACA for this assignment.

It is !me to explore the impact of the ACA on healthcare reimbursement. This assignment will enable you to explain how

healthcare-reimbursement methodologies influence strategic decision making and financial performance. It will also help you

analyze the Pa!ent Protec!on and Affordable Care Act and its impact on pa!ent care and health system performance. Begin

by reviewing your chapter readings on ACA.

Direc!ons

Write a journal exploring the aspects of ACA and explaining the ways that it has changed the healthcare scenario.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

1. Expanded Access: Describe how the ACA has expanded access to health insurance.

2. Advantages and Disadvantages: Describe at least two advantages and two disadvantages of the ACA.

3. Impact on Reimbursement: Explain how the expanded access, as well as each advantage and disadvantage you

iden!fied, impacts healthcare reimbursement. You may add any relevant personal or professional experiences in your

response, a#er removing any iden!fying informa!on.

4. Impact on Organiza!onal Strategy and Finance: Explain how the ACA could impact an organiza!on’s strategic

decision making and financial performance regarding healthcare reimbursement.

What to Submit

Submit your journal as a 1- to 2-page Word document plus a !tle page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing,

and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Criteria Evident (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Expanded Access Describes how the ACA has expanded

access to health insurance

Does not a$empt criterion 20

Advantages and

Disadvantages

Describes at least two advantages and two

disadvantages of the ACA

Does not a$empt criterion 20

Impact on

Reimbursement

Explains how the expanded access, as well

as each iden!fied advantage and

disadvantage, impacts healthcare

reimbursement

Does not a$empt criterion 20

Impact on

Organiza!onal

Strategy and

Finance

Explains how the ACA could impact an

organiza!on’s strategic decision making

and financial performance regarding

healthcare reimbursement

Does not a$empt criterion 20

Module Two Journal Rubric

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Ar!cula!on of

Response

Clearly conveys meaning with correct

grammar, sentence structure, and spelling,

demonstra!ng an understanding of

audience and purpose

Submission has cri!cal errors in grammar,

sentence structure, and spelling,

preven!ng understanding of ideas

10

APA Style Formats in-text cita!ons and reference list

according to APA style with no errors

Does not format in-text cita!ons and

reference list according to APA style

10

Total: 100%

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