Title: The Individual Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Examining Policy Formulation and Recommendations for Success

Instructions
Supporting Lectures:
Review the following lecture:
Policy Formulation: Agenda Setting
Examining the Individual Mandate
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all US citizens and legal residents to obtain             qualifying health coverage. In this week, you will explore the Individual Mandate section of the new health reform law.
Tasks:
Explain the Individual Mandate included in the Patient Protection and ACA including    the tax penalties that will be imposed if a person or a family does not obtain                qualifying health coverage.
Analyze the eligibility criteria for exemptions and subsidies to obtain coverage.
Explain one policy change or enhancement you would recommend if you were            required to ensure the success of the Individual Mandate included in the Patient         Protection and ACA and justify the intended outcome.
From the Internet, review the following:
HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). The fee for not having health insurance. Retrieved from             https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/
Jost, T. (2017, August 21). The IRS Is Still Enforcing The Individual Mandate, Despite      What Many Taxpayers Believe. Retrieved from https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/          10.1377/hblog20170821.061615/full/
Submission Details:
Submit your response in a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document formatted in APA  style. Include a prcise conclusion.
On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format. Resources should be within 5  years.
Additional Reading:
Longest, Beaufort B. Jr. (2020). Longest’s health policymaking in the United States (7th ed.). Health Administration Press. ISBN-13: 9781640552111.