Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Act Paper The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with health reform strategies adopted by states. Studen

Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Act Paper The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with health reform strategies adopted by states. Students will select a state health policy reform innovation and describe the rationale, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. Students should summarize their findings in a 1-2-pages, single-spaced memo.

******A few examples of state innovations include Vermont’s single payer system, Massachusetts’ health reforms and Kentucky’s Medicaid healthcare program.

******turn-it-in no more than 15 %

******This is to provide students with an idea of how submissions for this assignment should be formulated. This is a sample memo. (see attachment, sample only)

Assignment Grading Criteria

Rationale/Adoption

30 points

Funding Structure

30 points

Impact on Healthcare

30 points

APA Format

10 points