For this Week’s Policy Quick Guide, you add to your practical resource by focusing on key policies related to healthcare. You also focus on ways to assist clients in understanding complicated healthcare policy.
TO PREPARE
Refer to the Policy Research Starter in the Learning Resources. These resources provide a start for finding information on the policies for this Quick Guide. However, you may need to do additional research.
oRefer to the Social Welfare Policy: Search Tips site listed in the Learning Resources for tips on finding additional information.
Explore these policies:
oAffordable Care Act
oMedicare
oMedicaid
oCHIP 
BY DAY 3
For each policy (Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP), briefly:
Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local level.
What programs were developed from this policy?
Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.
Then, address this unique prompt for this week’s Quick Guide:
Describe one strategy you would employ to help a client better understand one of the healthcare policies.
Please write out the sub headings)

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