The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a comprehensive health care reform law that was signed by President Obama in 2010. The law has three primary goals:

Simmons College Affordable Care Act in Rural Communities Question Response

Background:

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a comprehensive health care reform law that was signed by President Obama in 2010. The law has three primary goals:

Make affordable health insurance available to more people.

Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the federal poverty level.

Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the cost of health care.

Following the passage of the ACA, the National Prevention Council released a comprehensive plan to increase the number of healthy Americans at every stage of life by:

Building healthy and safe community efforts;

Expanding quality preventative services in the community and clinical settings;

Empowering people to make healthy choices; and

Eliminating health disparities.

Assignment:

For your discussion board assignment, please answer one the following questions and support your answers with reputable literature/publications/guidelines, etc. Respond to at least one of your classmates (must be a different question/topic than yours). If you agree with your classmate, support your discussion with a reputable resource. If you disagree with your classmate, explain why and support your discussion with a reputable resource.

How has the ACA helped rural communities build healthy and safe communities?

What preventative services have played a major role in improving communities?

Has the ACA empowered people to make healthy choices? Explain

What impact has the ACA had on health disparities among rural communities?