Iron Triangle Analysis (15%)
AACN Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education Sub-Competencies: 1.2c, 2,6d, 3.1b, 3.5a
Assignment Instructions:
A) Complete scholarly search to determine if COST, ACCESS, and QUALITY in health care have
improved since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of
2010,
B) COST (20%)
a.
What aspects of the PPACA were legislated to improve the cost of healthcare?
b.
Based on your research, do you feel the costs of healthcare have improved? Why or
why not? Use scholarly sources and available statistics.
C) QUALITY (20%)
What aspects of the PPACA were legislated to improve the quality of healthcare?
b. Based on your research, do you feel the quality of healthcare has improved? Why or
why not? Use scholarly sources and available statistics.
D) ACCESS (20%)
a. What aspects of the PPACA were legislated to improve access to healthcare?
b. Based on your research, do you feel access to healthcare has improved? Use
scholarly sources and available statistics.
E) Summary Analysis (25%)
a.
The PPACA has been in place for more than a decade. As a future-practicing nurse do
you believe the PACA has met its four primary aims of consumer protection, higher
quality care coupled with lower costs, access to affordable care, and holding insurance
companies accountable? (Johnson, Davey & Greenhill Text Pages 56-59) If so, how has
this been accomplished? If not, why not? Please be thorough in your explanation.
b.
Provide a brief analysis of the commentary The health care 'iron triangle' and the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Do you agree with the authors' findings? Why or
why not?
F) Assignment should be typed, following APA 7*h Edition Formatting; Minimum of two pages;
Maximum of 5 pages (excluding the title page and reference page); Includes Certificate of
Original Authorship (15%)
G)
Grading Rubric:
Grading Criteria
Percentage Points
A) Cost
20%
B) Quality
20%
C) Access
20%
D) Summary Analysis
25%
E) Assignment should be typed, following APA 7" Edition Formatting; A
minimum of 3 recent references (within 5 years). Minimum of two
pages and maximum of five pages in length (excluding the title page
and reference page). Includes Certificate of Original Authorship.
15%
Total:
100%
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Iron Triangle Analysis (15%) AACN Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education Sub-Competencies: 1.2c, 2,6d, 3.1b, 3.5a Assignment Instructions: A) Complete scholarly search to determine if COST, ACCESS, and QUALITY in health care have improved since