Current Policy

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the most recent and relevant example of health care reform enacted by the United States government and arguably the most comprehensive policy of health care reform since the enactment of Medicare in the 1960s.

As a team, choose one topic that the PPACA addresses from the list below (these were the topics listed on the Health Care Reform Matrix in Week Three). This will become the focus of your Week Five learning team assignment.

• Patient Bill of Rights
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Write a 35-word summary of your chosen topic. Including introduction