Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there were numerous attempts to pass healthcare reform in the US. In this assignment, the student will discuss what some of these attempts were, what were the success, failures, and lessons learned for the creation of the ACA and resulting patient safeguards.
Instructions
Part A
Students will analyze each of the three different levels of the healthcare pyramid: i.e., primary, secondary, and tertiary care. In your analysis, contrast with the previous level of care. The analysis should include an example of each type of care (one or two paragraphs for each level).
Part B
For each level of care, describe one or two types of professionals that provide care at each level (one paragraph for each professional).
For each professional describe:
The type of education required
The types of services provided
Any type of certification/licensure needed to practice
Sample Solution