The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. The law is expected to significantly increase access to Medicaid for uninsured, low-income families and individuals. Medicaid managed care plans have been implemented by most states, mainly because of rising costs, plan quality, access to providers, and the decrease in state revenues.

For your Medicaid Managed Care Plans assignment, you must complete a two- to three page paper. 

In your paper,

Describe the role of Medicaid managed care plans in the health care delivery system.

Analyze the challenges Medicaid managed care plans face in terms of access to care, quality of care, and cost of care.

• Formulate at least one recommendation to overcome the challenge(s) that you identified.
• The Medicaid Managed Care Plans paper
• must be two double-spaced pages in length

must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph

Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper