300.839.11
SS/R: Understanding the Affordable Care Act

Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Friday, June 13, 2014
End Date
Friday, June 13, 2014
Class Time(s)
Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Bradley Herring
Contact Name
Pamela Davis
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Description
Covers the various provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a systematic way, including the underlying objectives of its advocates, the critiques from its opponents, and the recent challenges with its implementation.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the primary ways the ACA intends to expand coverage to the uninsured
  2. Explain the primary ways these new insurance subsidies are offset by taxes and reduced government spending
  3. Critique the ways the ACA intends to slow the overall growth in healthcare spending
  4. Analyze how the political system shaped the original legislation and its subsequent implementation
Instructor Consent
No consent required