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The Accountability and Affordable Care Act of 2010
A public policy that is impacting my workplace along with the rest of the nation’s healthcare is the Accountability and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). Overall, this policy expanded eligibility for Medicaid to millions of Americans (Frank, Beronio, & Glied, 2014). Before the ACA, the mentally ill was a population who struggled to gain access to care. Fortunately, now the mentally ill can get insurance coverage which has impacted the facility in which I work. We are always full with a waiting list of patients trying to get admitted.
The ACA was designed to improve access, cost, and quality to care for all Americans. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2018), it has dramatically impacted the number of Americans who have access to mental health care. According to Laureate Education (2012a), 32 million Americans who did not have coverage before this act will have coverage. In conjunction with the Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act, about 60 million Americans will have access to mental health services (Frank et al., 2014). Also, the ACA was designed to help the cost of healthcare. Unfortunately, this cost was initially expensive for our nation (Laureate Education, 2012a). However, in the long run, the Affordable Care Act will hopefully save the nation money (Laureate Education, 2012a). Lastly, quality was a goal of the ACA. The ACA prompted changing payment models so that facilities are held accountable for quality care, and value of delivered care effects reimbursement rates (Knickman & Kovner, 2015). Overall, the ACA is still a work in progress to improve access, cost, and quality of care.
