Evaluate the three aims of access, cost, and quality in the US healthcare system. (CLOs 4) (20 Points) The United States’ health care delivery system has a t

Evaluate the three aims of access, cost, and quality in the US healthcare system. (CLOs 4) (20 Points)

The United States' health care delivery system has a triad of aims related to access, cost, and quality of care. Evaluate the extent to which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has achieved the primary aims of enabling its population–approximately 320 million people–to receive health services when needed, while simultaneously containing costs and assuring that health services meet standards of quality.

To prepare for this discussion, please reflect on the learning resources and the media below, as well as your personal and/or professional experiences you have had with health care delivery in the United States and answer the questions that follows:

• US healthcare Delivery System      - HTML
• As you      form your ideas, consider:
  • How       has the provisions of ACA changed the U.S. health care delivery and       access to care? Be specific about the provision(s) that you are       discussing – explain the provision(s) and the effects.
  • In       your discussion, address why is it that despite public and private health       insurance programs, some U.S. residents are without health care coverage?
  • What       are some of the effects of not having health insurance on personal and       national levels.
  • Identify       possible approaches to improve population health and address health       inequities.

     

  • Your       initial Discussion Board posts  should be at minimum 250       words.  You are expected to conduct independent research on the       subject and use two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.       Provide in-text citations and list of references to support your post as       required.