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Assignment Description
Government policy impacts social justice problems. Some policies may create social justice
problems just as they attempt to correct them. To successfully address social justice problems,
social workers must have the knowledge and skills to locate, access, analyze, and interpret public
policy.
Based on your analysis of the social justice problem assignment, select a current enacted policy
(Affordable Care Act (ACA)) that is currently a law to analyze using relevant local, state, or
federal policy resources. It must also address the social justice problem (Access to Mental Health
Care for the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United States
)
. This will be the policy you
analyze for this assignment. Be sure to incorporate constructs that have been covered in this
course into your analysis.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the
following CSWE EPAS competencies and general practices:
CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.
o
C5.GP.A: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-
being, service delivery, and access to social service.
Related assignment criteria:
1.
Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social
justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
2.
Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using
scholarly literature for support.
3.
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social
problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and
legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support.
CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.
o
C5.GP.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and
access to social services
Related assignment criteria:
1.
Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using
scholarly literature for support.
2.
Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the
policy, using scholarly literature for support.
Assignment Instructions
To complete this assignment, select a local, state, or federal policy (Affordable Care Act (ACA))
that targets the social justice problem (Access to Mental Health Care for the Hispanic/Latinx
Population in the United States
)
.
Then, complete the following:
Describe the purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Remember, this policy must be
enacted-in other words, it must be passed legislation. (300 words, in paragraph form)
(Include in-text citations where applicable)
Refer to:
Affordable Care Act | Health Affairs
. (2023). Www.healthaffairs.org.
https://www.healthaffairs.org/topic/4#:~:text=The%20purpose%20of%20the
%20ACA
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2022, March 17).
About the
Affordable Care Act
. HHS.gov. https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-
aca/index.html
Describe the programs and services (Health Insurance Marketplaces, Medical Expansion,
Preventive Services) provided through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), using scholarly
literature for support. What are examples of the programs and services being offered as a
result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Who is the target population for these programs
and services? (300 words, in paragraph form) (Include in-text citations where applicable)
Refer to:
Anderson, D. M., & Griffith, K. N. (2021). Increasing Insurance Choices In The
Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, 2018–21.
Health Affairs
,
40
(11), 1706–
1712.
https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02058
Adamson, B. J., Cohen, A. B., Estevez, M., Magee, K., Williams, E., Gross, C. P., ... & Davidoff, A.
J. (2019). Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion impact on racial disparities in time to
cancer treatment.
KFF. (2022, February 24).
Status of state Medicaid expansion decisions:
Interactive map
. KFF.
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/status-of-state-
medicaid-expansion-decisions-interactive-map/#:~:text=The%20Affordable
%20Care%20Act
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022, October 26).
Preventive Services Covered by
Private Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act
. KFF.
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/preventive-services-
covered-by-private-health-plans/
Describe how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) connects to the chosen social justice
problem (Access to Mental Health Care for the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United
States
)
, using scholarly literature for support. Connect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to
the social justice problem (Access to Mental Health Care for the Hispanic/Latinx
Population in the United States
)
by giving a brief description of the problem. Is it a new
problem, something that has recently arisen, or an old problem that never got resolved?
(300 words, in paragraph form) (Include in-text citations where applicable)
Refer to:
Kim, L. H., Hodgkin, D., Larson, M. J., & Doonan, M. (2023). Changes in Racial and
Ethnic Disparities in Use of Mental Health Services under the Affordable Care Act:
Evidence from California.
The journal of mental health policy and economics
,
26
(1), 19-
32.
Rosales, R., & Calvo, R. (2021). The Affordable Care Act: policy predictors of integrated care
between Hispanic-serving and mainstream mental health organizations.
BMC Health Services
Research
,
21
, 1-9.
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem
(Access to Mental Health Care for the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United States
)
and policy (Affordable Care Act (ACA)) development. Include information about the
voting outcomes for the policy and the legislative leaders who influenced the policy
historically and in the present. Include the impact these historical features have had on
the policy's implementation. (300 words, in paragraph form) (Include in-text citations
where applicable)
Refer to:
Aleman, M. (2022).
Mental Health Barriers to Access in the Latinx Community: A Systematic
Literature Review
(Doctoral dissertation, California State University San Marcos).
Ercia, A. (2021). The impact of the Affordable Care Act on patient coverage and access to care:
perspectives from FQHC administrators in Arizona, California and Texas.
BMC health services
research
,
21
, 1-9.
Breslau, J., Han, B., Lai, J., & Yu, H. (2020). Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid
expansion on utilization of mental health care.
Medical Care
,
58
(9), 757-762.
Rosales, R., Takeuchi, D., & Calvo, R. (2021). After the Affordable Care Act: the effects of the
health safety net and the medicaid expansion on latinxs' use of behavioral healthcare in the
US.
The journal of behavioral health services & research
,
48
, 183-198.
Shor, B. (2018). Ideology, party, and opinion: Explaining individual legislator ACA implementation
votes in the states.
State Politics & Policy Quarterly
,
18
(4), 371-394.
Mariner, W. (2020, September 8).
The Affordable Care Act: Up for a Final
Vote?
Www.americanbar.org.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazi
ne_home/health-matters-in-elections/the-affordable-care-act/
Reynolds, M. E., & Hall, R. L. (2018). Issue advertising and legislative voting on the affordable
care act.
Political Research Quarterly
,
71
(1), 102-114.
Oberlander, J. (2020). The Ten Years’ War: Politics, Partisanship, And The ACA: An exploration of
why the Affordable Care Act has been so divisive despite the law’s considerable
accomplishments.
Health Affairs
,
39
(3), 471-478..
Guidelines
Use scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.
Review the Policy Selection and Background rubric for information on how your work
will be graded.
Remember that your instructor will be providing feedback on your assignments. Use that
feedback to improve the content of your final assignment submission in Week 9, Policy
Analysis and Recommendations.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the
overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style
and formatting standards.
Cited resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be
current, with publication dates within the past five years.
Length of paper: 4-6 typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later
than Sunday 11:59 p.m. CST this week.
Resources
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United States Congress.
Introduction to the Capella Library.
Library Research and Information Skills: What Is Scholarly?
Week 4 Assignment Example [PDF].
Evidence and APA.
How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?