Assignment Overview In the research process you will need th

Assignment Overview

In the research process you will need the skills to think critically about the information resources that you locate. This exercise will get you started by examining some of the criteria that you can use to evaluate information critically. Do not use Wikipedia

Search for websites that provide information about the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Healthcare Reform Bill,” or “Obamacare”)

Part 1

Brainstorm a list of organizations that might have authoritative information about the topic.

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Part 2

Use whatever online tool you prefer to search for websites that provide information on your topic. List the website titles and URLs here:

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Part 3

Use the chart to evaluate the three websites you selected. Mark the box with a checkmark if you can answer “yes” to a question about that site.

Best website evaluated

What was the best website you evaluated?

Assignment Overview

In the research process you will need the skills to think critically about the information resources that you locate. This exercise will get you started by examining some of the criteria that you can use to evaluate information critically.

Search for websites that provide information about the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Healthcare Reform Bill,” or “Obamacare”)

Part 1

Brainstorm a list of organizations that might have authoritative information about the topic.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Part 2

Use whatever online tool you prefer to search for websites that provide information on your topic. List the website titles and URLs here:

1.

2.

3.

Part 3

Use the chart to evaluate the three websites you selected. Mark the box with a checkmark if you can answer “yes” to a question about that site.

Best website evaluated

What was the best website you evaluated?

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

AUTHORITY

Is it clear who sponsors the page?

Is there a link to a page (or explanation) describing the purpose of the sponsoring organization?

Is there a way to verify the legitimacy of the organization sponsoring the page?

Is it clear who wrote the material? Are the author’s credentials clearly stated?

Is the name of the copyright holder clearly given?

ACCURACY

Are sources for factual information clearly listed to they can be verified in another source?

Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors?

If statistical data is presented in graphs and/or charts, are they clearly labeled and easy to read?

If material is presented in tables or graphs is it clearly stated where the information came from?

OBJECTIVITY

Is the information provided as a public service?

Is the information free of advertising?

If there is advertising is it clearly separated from the informational content?

Is the information provided free of bias?

CURRENCY

Does it say when the page was created?

Does it say when the page was last updated/ revised?

Are there indicators that the material is kept current or maintained?

If material is presented in tables or graphs is it clearly stated when the information was gathered?

COVERAGE

Is there an indication that the page is complete and not under construction?

Is the entire work available online, or just a part of the information?

Does the material seem complete and cover the material in depth?

Assignment Overview

In the research process you will need the skills to think critically about the information resources that you locate. This exercise will get you started by examining some of the criteria that you can use to evaluate information critically. Do not use Wikipedia Search for websites that provide information about the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Healthcare Reform Bill,” or “Obamacare”)

Solution

I am writing the first answer. Please post rest of the parts separately.

Part 1

Brainstorm a list of organizations that might have authoritative information about the topic.

In United States, Medicaid is the biggest funding source for medical and verdure services. It basically takes low-income people into account. The funding is given jointly by federal and state government. The state governments closely check s eligibility for medical aid. It is important to note that merely poverty does not qualify a person to receive medical aid.

These salubrity coverage programs serve the families in the United States with full honesty. These include children, pregnant women, adults, senior citizens, and disabled. Non-citizens of US are also covered in this program, if they are living legally over there.

This website contains detailed information about all the three above mentioned programs.

2. http://www.healthline.com

This website provides information related to overall tonicity and well-being of people. It contains detailed information regarding pros and cons of ACA, how ACA works, and coverage premiums on ACA exchanges. It also gives latest updates on Obamacare. Recently an article related to “why United Healthcare left Obamacare had been provided?”

Some more informative articles related to ACA have been posted in the website like, Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare, doctors’ reactions on Obamacare, outcomes of ACA to the society etc.

It is expected that any changes in ACA will also be posted on the website in future.

3.http://www.huffingtonpost.in

The Huffington Post is an American online information resource. It has localized and international news editions. The website offers information in the form of news, blogs, and public comments. Quite a lot of information related to Affordable Care Act has been covered in this website. It contains information about changes in legislation, public interest, pink lifestyle and local news related to the act.

The best part of the website is that it contains lot of statistical data related to ACA. Not only this, it provides latest news, blogs related to Obamacare. It has brought forth the pros and cons of ACA. What the general public thinks about ACA is brought to the forefront via this website.

It is important to note that in 2012, The Huffington Post won Pulitzer Prize. This was because this website was the first commercially available US digital media enterprise.