Distinguished - Researches a policy associated with the affordable care act and comprehensively describes the policy and who wrote and/or promoted it using statistical data.

Proficient - Researches a policy associated with the affordable care act and describes the policy and who wrote and/or promoted it using statistical data. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Researches a policy associated with the affordable care act and minimally describes the policy and who wrote and/or promoted it using statistical data. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations -  Researches a policy associated with the affordable care act and attempts to describe the policy and who wrote and/or promoted it using statistical data; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of a policy associated with the affordable care act and attempts to describe the policy and who wrote and/or promoted it using statistical data is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes the trade-offs Offered to bring balance to the health care stakeholders.

Proficient - Describes the trade-offs Offered to bring balance to the health care stakeholders. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially describes the trade-offs Offered to bring balance to the health care stakeholders. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the trade-offs Offered to bring balance to the health care stakeholders; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of the trade-offs Offered to bring balance to the health care stakeholders. Either are nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes the role public perception and disinterest play in the valuation of health care performance.

Proficient - Describes the role public perception and disinterest play in the valuation of health care performance. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially describes the role public perception and disinterest play in the valuation of health care performance. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the role public perception and disinterest play in the valuation of health care performance; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of the role public perception and disinterest play in the valuation of health care performance. either is nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders.

Proficient - Describes how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially describes how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. 

Distinguished - Employs persuasive and applicable information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible sources to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible sources, but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic. 

Below Expectations - Presents information from external sources, but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects to apply such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.