Problem: Health care market failures, such as adverse selection, can be addressed through government policy and regulation. By limiting barriers and providing access to health care through policy such as the health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, policy makers can address failures and ensure adequate insurance coverage for healthy, unhealthy, and at-risk populations. For this Assignment, you examine the health insurance expansion policy and evaluate economic implications.
Analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act. How does health insurance expansion relate to the problem of adverse selection?
Consider the economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. What are the economic implications of health insurance expansions for health care organizations in your own state or region?
In a 4 to 6 page paper, address the given:
Question 1: Analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion. Include how health insurance expansion relates to the problem of adverse selection. (The analysis shows depth and breadth in critical thinking when addressing the rationale for health insurance expansion, including how health insurance expansion relates to the problem of adverse selection).
Question 2: Evaluate economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. Include, specifically, how health insurance expansions might impact health care organizations in your own state or region.
The paper must be 4 to 6 pages, not comprising the title and reference pages.