This week’s discussions will focus on health care delivery and financing, specifically on the ACA and Medicare.
In the ACA, there are three categories of state Marketplace/Exchanges.
Identify the three categories and provide a summary of each. (REFER TO YOUR ASSIGNED READINGS).
There are five (metal) categories of plans that individuals can access through the Marketplace.
Identify the five categories and discuss what types of services each provides. (Hint—the fifth is Catastrophic).
(REFER TO YOUR ASSIGNED READINGS).
What new roles for nurses and others do you see developing in the age of the Affordable Care Act? Identify at least two new roles.
Identify 2 key issues/points that you learned from the online program, The World of Medicare.
5. Explain the impact of the two issues/points that you identified in #4 on your future practice as an advanced practice nurse.
