Understand the lasting impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on U.S. healthcare. This course covers its effects on insurance policies, care accessibility, and the healthcare framework. Key topics include the abolition of pre-existing condition exclusions, removal of benefit caps, enhanced patient rights, extended coverage for young adults, and tax changes and subsidies for affordability.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the principal health care provisions of the PPACA affecting individuals
• Identify those individuals who may be exempt from the individual mandate
• Calculate the tax credits designed to help ensure that individuals are able to purchase and maintain health insurance coverage