Healthcare Program/Policy
Evaluation Analysis
Template
Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template
Use this document to complete the Module 5 Assessment Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation.
Healthcare
The impact of the ACA on access to healthcare services by adults living with diabetes
Program/Policy
Evaluation
Description ACA is the most transformational nationwide healthcare policy in America’s recent history.
Commissioned by Pres. Obama in 2010, the program has been the driver of healthcare
transformation in the country. The CDC looks at how the program has benefited adults with
diabetes in terms of accessing healthcare services.
How was the success The evaluation looked at the impact of the program on the healthcare outcomes for people living
of the program or with diabetes. It compared the outcomes for insured with uninsured persons. Some of the
policy measured? aspects of the evaluation included access to care and the expenditure on health services. The
success of the program was measured against the outcomes for insured persons by looking at
access between the groups, the uptake of healthcare services, and healthcare expenses.
How many people At least 29 million Americans were living with diabetes in 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and
were reached by the Prevention, 2014). When ACA came into force, it was supposed to provide access and cover to
program or policy Americans who had remained uninsured for long. Within four years of implementation, ACA had
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Evaluation Analysis
Template
Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template
Use this document to complete the Module 5 Assessment Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation.
Healthcare
The impact of the ACA on access to healthcare services by adults living with diabetes
Program/Policy
Evaluation
Description ACA is the most transformational nationwide healthcare policy in America’s recent history.
Commissioned by Pres. Obama in 2010, the program has been the driver of healthcare
transformation in the country. The CDC looks at how the program has benefited adults with
diabetes in terms of accessing healthcare services.
How was the success The evaluation looked at the impact of the program on the healthcare outcomes for people living
of the program or with diabetes. It compared the outcomes for insured with uninsured persons. Some of the
policy measured? aspects of the evaluation included access to care and the expenditure on health services. The
success of the program was measured against the outcomes for insured persons by looking at
access between the groups, the uptake of healthcare services, and healthcare expenses.
How many people At least 29 million Americans were living with diabetes in 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and
were reached by the Prevention, 2014). When ACA came into force, it was supposed to provide access and cover to
program or policy Americans who had remained uninsured for long. Within four years of implementation, ACA had
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