Describe the goals of the Affordable Care Act.
Is access to healthcare a right or a privilege?
How does the historical context of healthcare policy intersect with social justice and the mission of social work?
Explain how the clarity, or lack of clarity, around a policy affects the usefulness of that policy for the intended population.
RESOURCES TO USE:
Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2019). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers (7th ed.). Pearson Education.
Chapter 6, “Health” (pp. 192–213)
Barabas, J., Carter, B., & Shan, K. (2020). Analogical framing: How policy comparisons alter political support for health care reform. American Politics Research, 48(5), 596–611. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X20926125
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). About the Affordable Care Act. https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html
Mandel, I. (2021). Access to health care in the U.S. Research Starters: Sociology.
