Each student will complete an 800-1000 word (not including title and references pages)

individual paper relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the
current policy controversies surrounding the healthcare system in the United States, including the
recent removal of the Individual Health Insurance Mandate included in the Tax Bill of 2017.
The charge is to focus on four major themes: 1) impact on nursing, 2) impact on uninsured
individuals, 3) impact on insured individuals, and 4) impact on health care economics at the local
and national levels. Students are expected to apply concepts and analytical understanding gained
in course readings and videos to address these topics.

Follow APA format. Assignments are to be submitted in conjunction with Turnitin.

*No more than 15% of your paper should be found from online/other sources according to
Turnitin’s plagiarism report. Pay attention to the Similarity Score generated!

A minimum of five references should be used. Three of these sources should be from a peer-
reviewed article. This document must be placed in your portfolio after graded and corrected
according to the professor’s suggestions.