This paper is an exercise
in the application of the material covered in the course to a real-world
public policy issue. One of the most debated public policy issues currently
facing the nation is health care reform. The central piece of legislation is
the Affordable Care Act. One of the key provisions is the “Individual Mandate”
provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Significantly, the IM provision was subsequently repealed in December 2017. For
this paper, you will have the opportunity to analyze the “individual mandate”
issue in light of the concepts covered in this course. Specifically, you will
analyze the IM provision based upon specific worldview issues you have studied
in this course.
INSTRUCTIONS
· Length of assignment: The paper must be 7–10 pages
(not including the title
in the application of the material covered in the course to a real-world
public policy issue. One of the most debated public policy issues currently
facing the nation is health care reform. The central piece of legislation is
the Affordable Care Act. One of the key provisions is the “Individual Mandate”
provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Significantly, the IM provision was subsequently repealed in December 2017. For
this paper, you will have the opportunity to analyze the “individual mandate”
issue in light of the concepts covered in this course. Specifically, you will
analyze the IM provision based upon specific worldview issues you have studied
in this course.
INSTRUCTIONS
· Length of assignment: The paper must be 7–10 pages
(not including the title
page and
bibliography). The paper must be at least 1,750-2,000
words.
· Other requirements: Each paper must include a title
page and bibliography.
bibliography). The paper must be at least 1,750-2,000
words.
· Other requirements: Each paper must include a title
page and bibliography.
Each paper
must also with default margins and in 12-pt. Times New
Roman font.
· Format of assignment: Please use current APA
formatting.
· Number of citations: A minimum of 5 sources are
required. Each paper must
must also with default margins and in 12-pt. Times New
Roman font.
· Format of assignment: Please use current APA
formatting.
· Number of citations: A minimum of 5 sources are
required. Each paper must
include
citations to adequate sources supporting and/or
illustrating your positions.
· Acceptable sources: scholarly articles published
within the last five years,
citations to adequate sources supporting and/or
illustrating your positions.
· Acceptable sources: scholarly articles published
within the last five years,
published
books, course texts, and the Bible.
· Required topics: Your Research Paper must include,
but not be limited to,
discussions of:
1- the worldview bases for the
“individual mandate,”
2- the worldview bases for the
various oppositions to the “individual mandate,”
3- the view of the role,
responsibility and limits of government, with respect to
books, course texts, and the Bible.
· Required topics: Your Research Paper must include,
but not be limited to,
discussions of:
1- the worldview bases for the
“individual mandate,”
2- the worldview bases for the
various oppositions to the “individual mandate,”
3- the view of the role,
responsibility and limits of government, with respect to
those who are for the “individual mandate,”
4- the view of the role, responsibility,
and limits of government, with respect to
those are opposed to the “individual mandate.”
4- the view of the role, responsibility,
and limits of government, with respect to
those are opposed to the “individual mandate.”
Reminder:
((As with many public policies that affect fundamental
issues, the “individual
((As with many public policies that affect fundamental
issues, the “individual
mandate”
issue impacts more than the surface question of the best way to provide health
services. Better papers will demonstrate an understanding of the broader
real-world implications as well as the secondary and tertiary public
policy goals/consequences of the “individual mandate” and the ideas/worldviews and views of government of
those supporting and opposing it.))
Note:
Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. In
addition to the final submission, you will also be given an optional Draft Assignment in Canvas
to check for plagiarism before you submit your final paper.
addition to the final submission, you will also be given an optional Draft Assignment in Canvas
to check for plagiarism before you submit your final paper.