Chapter 5: Current Issues in Healthcare Policy

Learning Objectives

  • Examine the basis for government intervention in the market for healthcare services, as well as the forms of intervention.
  • Explore the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a policy that has been adopted in the United States with the intention of improving healthcare delivery, access, or outcomes.
  • Outline the legislation and programs developed to decentralize risk from the healthcare payer to providers of healthcare services.

Chapter Sections:

5.1 Government Policy

5.2 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

5.3 Value-Based Contracting in Healthcare

5.4 Chapter Summary

5.5 References & Attributions

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