HHS FINAL
Sarac1983
trends_in_health_care_legislation.docxRunning head: Trends in health care legislation. 1
Trends in health care legislation. 6
Trends in health care legislation
Sara Cruz
HHS460
Instructor: Analeah Green
1/28/2016
Trends in health care legislation and impacts on health and human service delivery.
The selected topic is on trends in healthcare legislation and the impacts on health and human service delivery. The trends in healthcare legislation have continued to change over the past few years owing to several health care reforms to accommodate the varied healthcare needs of the American people. Several acts have been implemented and some altered so as to suite the various classes of people living within the country.
Even though there have been quite a number of reforms concerning the healthcare in America, research into health care legislation by the U.S Department of Health and Human services, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Health Services Research Information Central (HSRIC), have indicated that the most successful healthcare trends in the recent past include the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act which was signed in 2010 and put into effect in 2012 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
This research indicates that these legislation laws that have been put into effect continue to affect the health care programs positively and that the previous errors or blind spots in the laws continue to be altered through reforms that are meant to create a closed system where there is transparency and efficiency in the delivery of health care services to the citizens. The research further shows that there is no haste in implementation of any reforms or any laws since their introduction as they have to be critically and carefully analyzed before being passed as laws just to make sure that the American citizens get the best medical services that the government and other private institutions can offer while not exploiting either the medical care seekers or the medical care givers.
Final paper outline.
Title: Trends in health care legislation
Thesis: The trends in health care legislation have had various impacts on the health and human service delivery in the country.
I. Introduction
The introduction will involve giving a description into what legislation trends are and then give a brief background into the previous legislation trends that were available as well as their impact on the healthcare of the country. The introduction would also mention on the current legislation trends affecting the country.
II. Legislation trends in healthcare.
A) Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act
a) Description of how the ACA has been instrumental in ensuring the quality and affordability of health care to all Americans. It also mentions the role of public programs towards the health sector, the healthcare workforce requirements and responsibilities to the individuals in need, improving the efficiency and quality of healthcare
Link: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-law/read-the-law/index.html#
b) Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the people.
Effects that the ACA has had on the American people in terms of increasing accessibility to health care services while reducing the costs involved.
Link: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-law/read-the-law/index.html#
c) Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the organizations.
Describe the effects of the ACA to organizations and how they have impacted the service delivery to the patients. The topic also highlights the possible strain that the implementation of the law has cost on these organizations. Link:http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/03/the-impact-of-the-affordable-care-act-on-the-health-care-workforce
B) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
a) Description of the law and its relevance in the health care sector.
b) Impacts of the law on the Affordable Care Act.
The health care and education reconciliation act has made improvements to the ACA to accommodate a wider range of children who weren’t covered in the ACA in the original drafts.
III. Future health care legislation trends.
This focuses on the possible future legislation trends that the country hopes to implement in order to create a tight system of efficient service delivery at optimal costs to all its citizens.
IV. Conclusion.
The conclusion should complement the initial conclusion by confirming the facts that have been highlighted throughout the paper.
References.
Health care reforms, health economics, and health policy. (2016). Retrieved on 27th January 2016, from
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/health_economics.html
National Conference of State Legislatures: Health. (2016). Retrieved on 27th January 2016, from
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health.aspx
Regulations & Guidance. (2016). Retrieved on 27th January 2016, from
https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/regulations-and-guidance.html
