Healthcare: Affordable Care Act

Students are required to select a public policy, explore the issues that compelled its enactment, trace its
development from inception to implementation, and draw a conclusion regarding the policy. Address the
following:

1. How did the policy become part of the public agenda?
2. Who supported the policy? Who opposed it? Who’s affected by it?
3. What model was used in formulating the policy objectives and outcomes?
4. When did the issue officially become policy?
5. What is the current status of the policy? Is it working/not working?
6. What conclusions can be drawn regarding the policy?