Affordable Care Act Case Study

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I want to be a spokesperson for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be expanded in states that does not have the expanded coverage but are considering to expand. There are only two states that are to open debate to the expanding coverage, which are Utah and Indiana. However, twenty-one states are not implementing the expansion at this time.
The privileges for this role is hearing why Indiana government is still debating about expanding the ACA to help uninsured Americans; I would be able to assist Mike Pence, Indiana Governor increase health literacy. The responsibilities would be communicating the importance of ACA expansion, planning visits all social service facilities.
My responsibilities would be to take a week with each social service in Indiana to intensely go over their annual report that will be sent to the government about their needs. I would make sure that all of
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A remedy to this problem. I would use communication and socio-technical systems, by giving concrete statistics of why Indiana should stop debating on expanding of the ACA coverage. I would compare and contrast what other states has benefits from becoming an expanded state. I will align Indiana’s values and goals with the
A problem with going into social service facilities could be the lack of participation. I would not push the facility to write the annual report that supports the ACA being expanded. If facility is willing then I will help bring out the uniqueness of the facility to help illustrate it to the governor.
Residents not attending the town hall meeting to hear about the benefits of expanding the ACA in Indiana would be a problem with participation. I would make sure this ratified group is properly addressed by using messages that matches the individual’s preferences and needs through social media, because it defines their preferences. I would also use apps since provides

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