Government in Health Care 3/3

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), states are required to develop health insurance exchanges by 2014 whereby individuals can purchase their own health care insurance. Although some states are actively developing their exchanges, others are opposed to the mandate and are involved in lawsuits to block the legislation.

Focus your discussion on the following:

• How the health insurance exchanges will affect health care facilities
• The effect of states refusing to develop an exchange 

Be sure to provide 2–3 scholarly resources to support your discussion.