The Signature Assignment will be an 8-10 page (excluding cover page and references) and include a minimum of 4 sources from the Touro library.
For this Signature Assignment, you will expand the research that you conducted for your healthcare policy analysis in Week 4’s Case Assignment. You will focus
on your selected social determinant of health along with the historical perspective of the selected healthcare policy on selected targeted population. Also, please
explain the short, intermediate, and long-term population health outcomes that have resulted from the policy being implemented. Please organize your
submission to respond to the following:
1. Introduction- Summarizing findings from Case Assignment.
2. Explore and discuss the various policy statements associated with policy?
3. Explain the selected social determinant of health and the expected short, intermediate, and long-term population health outcomes?
4. Describe the experiences of your selected targeted population when accessing healthcare services before and after the implementation of the policy and
the economic feasibility of the policy?
5. Explain how to advocate for your selected healthcare policy.
1. Provide a description of policy advocacy.
2. Describe your advocacy strategies and how it aligns with the anticipated outcomes to improve your population’s health.
6. Explore and describes the potential implications of Affordable Care Act with the selected policy?
1. Provide a description of the Affordable Care Act and note the alignment to your selected healthcare policy or not.
2. Does the Affordable Care Act provide additional support to improve the social determinants of health for your targeted population?
3. Please share the current economic challenges that the Affordable Care Act impose on your targeted population?
7. Explain the value-added considerations of administering your healthcare policy?
8. Explain the economic barriers or opportunities associated with implementation of the selected healthcare policy that impacts your targeted population.
9. Provide a conclusion that summarizes your stance on your selected policy.
Writing Guidelines
Essay must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.
Your paper should have a title page and references page (not included in the 8-10 page total count).
Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.
You must cite all texts used, including page numbers to avoid plagiarism.
Make sure your paper has an introduction (with purpose statement), main points in the body of the paper, and an overall conclusion section.
Build support in your paper with background material including library sources that use the terms we discussed throughout the course/program (Use at
least 4 sources from the Touro library)
Note: If you do not turn in your Signature Assignment before the deadline, points may be deducted from your score for tardiness. If you anticipate a problem
turning in your assignment on time, PLEASE email me in advance. I look forward to reading your paper!
