Learning Goal: Students will be able to critically analyze, investigate, research, and define the most important parts of the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Language Goal: Students will create and present original online research projects about the Affordable Healthcare Act.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT RESEARCH PROJECT (50 POINTS):
You and a partner need to design and create an original research project on the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare):
You should use either: 1) Prezi or 2) Google slides
Your project needs to include the following information:
-An introductory paragraph that explains what health care insurance is and why the Obama administration thought that the Affordable Health Care Act was necessary. This is a good place to mention some specific dates, facts, and figures.
-How much money medical care companies made for FY (fiscal year) 2016. Examples include: Centura, Apria, etc.
A full list is included here for your consideration:
n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Health_care_companies_of_the_United_States
-How many Americans are currently without health insurance.
-The Republican party's top 3 arguments against Obamacare.
-Your research project needs to be at least 10 slides long.
-It should include MINIMUM 6 charts, graphs, or pictures.
-How much Obamacare costs the US government.
-How many Americans are currently using Obamacare.
-How many Americans are currently using other forms of health insurance.
-How many Coloradoans are using Obamacare.
-How many Coloradoans are using Medicaid or Medicare.
-An easy to understand definition of Medicaid.
-An easy to understand definition of Medicare.
-A verdict sentence that reads like this:
Ultimately, Obamacare is more good than bad for America because ________________________.
Ultimately, Obamacare is more bad than good for America because ________________________.
-Include a list of which of your sources seem conservative, and which seem more liberal.
Research resources:
http://origin.heritage.org/research/projects/impact-of-obamacare
http://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/year-six-the-affordable-care-act-obamacares-mounting-problems
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/research-explains-why-the-obamacare-marketplace-is-slowly-failing/#sthash.2nAnV5EM.dpbs
https://aspe.hhs.gov/affordable-care-act-research
https://theconversation.com/us/topics/obamacare-3321
https://thinkprogress.org/obamacare-has-been-incredibly-effective-according-to-these-studies-b371bffac2ee
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/326303-hhs-secretary-grilled-on-plans-for-obamacare-research-cuts
http://kff.org/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/research-should-guide-obamacare-debate/
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/ten-questions-about-obamacare-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/
Language Goal: Students will create and present original online research projects about the Affordable Healthcare Act.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT RESEARCH PROJECT (50 POINTS):
You and a partner need to design and create an original research project on the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare):
You should use either: 1) Prezi or 2) Google slides
Your project needs to include the following information:
-An introductory paragraph that explains what health care insurance is and why the Obama administration thought that the Affordable Health Care Act was necessary. This is a good place to mention some specific dates, facts, and figures.
-How much money medical care companies made for FY (fiscal year) 2016. Examples include: Centura, Apria, etc.
A full list is included here for your consideration:
n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Health_care_companies_of_the_United_States
-How many Americans are currently without health insurance.
-The Republican party's top 3 arguments against Obamacare.
-Your research project needs to be at least 10 slides long.
-It should include MINIMUM 6 charts, graphs, or pictures.
-How much Obamacare costs the US government.
-How many Americans are currently using Obamacare.
-How many Americans are currently using other forms of health insurance.
-How many Coloradoans are using Obamacare.
-How many Coloradoans are using Medicaid or Medicare.
-An easy to understand definition of Medicaid.
-An easy to understand definition of Medicare.
-A verdict sentence that reads like this:
Ultimately, Obamacare is more good than bad for America because ________________________.
Ultimately, Obamacare is more bad than good for America because ________________________.
-Include a list of which of your sources seem conservative, and which seem more liberal.
Research resources:
http://origin.heritage.org/research/projects/impact-of-obamacare
http://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/year-six-the-affordable-care-act-obamacares-mounting-problems
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/research-explains-why-the-obamacare-marketplace-is-slowly-failing/#sthash.2nAnV5EM.dpbs
https://aspe.hhs.gov/affordable-care-act-research
https://theconversation.com/us/topics/obamacare-3321
https://thinkprogress.org/obamacare-has-been-incredibly-effective-according-to-these-studies-b371bffac2ee
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/326303-hhs-secretary-grilled-on-plans-for-obamacare-research-cuts
http://kff.org/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/research-should-guide-obamacare-debate/
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/ten-questions-about-obamacare-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/