Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Discuss and analyze Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

What is the nature of the problem? How widespread is the problem? How many people are affected by the problem? Who is affected by the problem, and how? What evidence exists regarding the “causes” of the problem? How is the policy expected to work? What resources or opportunities are expected to be provided by the policy? Who will be covered by the policy, and how? How will the policy be implemented? What are the short- and long-term goals and outcomes of the policy? What are the administrative auspices under which the policy will be lodged? What is the funding mechanism of the policy? Who will be the agencies or organizations charged with overseeing, evaluating, and coordinating the policy? What are the formal or informal criteria that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the policy? For what length of time is the policy expected to be in existence? What is the knowledge base or scientific grounding on which the policy rests?