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Critical Analysis of Three Articles on Healthcare Reform For this assignment you will write a three to four page paper addressing the following: Locate a minimum of three articles on healthcare reform and how it has impacted quality, economics, and patient safety on healthcare services in the U.S. Describe the influence of each of these factors on the U.S. healthcare system and how healthcare is delivered to communities. Compare and contrast your findings to this week’s readings and lecture. What is the same and what is different? Your paper should meet the following requirements: A minimum of four references with associated in-text citations. Use headings to organize the content in your work. APA requirements: Please provide links for your sources and they cannot be over 5 years old. No Plagiarisms! Use headings to organize the content in your work.
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Running Head: HEALTHCARE REFORMS

Healthcare Reforms
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Healthcare Reforms

Introduction
The US healthcare system has had major changes over the years up to the current status
and a good example of this are the various changes that have been done on the Medicare since its
inception in 1965. Healthcare reforms have been implemented by various regimes with an aim of
not only enhancing the provision of affordable and quality healthcare but also for political reasons.
The ever increasing population, as well as changing lifestyles in the society, has led to new
challenges that necessitate reforms in the already existing healthcare system for sustainability and
efficiency. This paper analyses the impact of these reforms on the current healthcare industry as
well as other stakeholders.

Article 1: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Health Care Workforce (Anderson,
2014)

Impact on Quality

The affordable care act is one of the most popular policies to be enacted in the US
healthcare history and was the beginning of the modern reforms in the healthcare industry. The
ACA has gone a long way in lowering medical costs through increased funding from programs
such as Medicaid and Medicare which cater for both acute and chronic care services. The health
reforms often promoted to come with loads of positive benefits such as improved healthcare
quality have however had their shortcomings too. Shortages of skilled workers in the healthcare
have been persistent in recent years amid rising demand for healthcare services from the ever
growing population. There are however strict policies that have been enacted to ensure that citizens

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have access to quality healthcare and these include pay-for-performance and fee-for-service
initiatives.
Impact on Patient’s Safety

The population demographics also show that there is an increase in the number of senior
citizens (over 65 years), a situation that a...


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