Week 3 Project
Instructions
Supporting Lectures:
Review the following lecture:
Policy Formulation: Agenda Setting
Examining the Individual Mandate
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all US citizens and legal residents to obtain qualifying health coverage. In this week, you will explore the Individual Mandate section of the new health reform law.
Tasks:
Explain the Individual Mandate included in the Patient Protection and ACA including the tax penalties that will be imposed if a person or a family does not obtain qualifying health coverage.
Analyze the eligibility criteria for exemptions and subsidies to obtain coverage.
Explain one policy change or enhancement you would recommend if you were required to ensure the success of the Individual Mandate included in the Patient Protection and ACA and justify the intended outcome.
From the Internet, review the following:
HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). The fee for not having health insurance. Retrieved from https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/
Jost, T. (2017, August 21). The IRS Is Still Enforcing The Individual Mandate, Despite What Many Taxpayers Believe. Retrieved from https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20170821.061615/full/
Submission Details:
Submit your response in a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.
On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format.
Name your document SU_MHA6050_W3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
By the due date assigned, submit your work to the Submissions Area.
Special Note
Special Instruction/Notes for the Project:
Research is required for each section (a minimum of/at least three different citations per section). Note that the rubric calls for explicit research. At least three separate academic citations/sources per section!
Please show where all bullet points start and end.
Please provide a well-defined conclusion. All submissions are to have a conclusion.
Please provide three pages explaining and answering the questions.
Please ensure no substantial (huge) spacing gaps between the individual paragraphs and references.
Please make sure that the individual references are in alphabetical order.
