Are there remaining gaps in behavioral health service delivery and if so, what are your recommendations to address these?

Written Assignment -The ACA and Behavioral Health: Has it Made A Difference?
The written assignment for Module 5 serves as a litmus test for the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on behavioral health services in your state and in your local community.

Many of the provisions of the ACA were enacted to address the fragmentation in this environment of care. This included challenges of access, integration, and quality of both mental health and substance abuse services.

In a 3-5 page, well developed and substantiated written response, address the following points related to the effectiveness of behavioral health service programs in your state and local community:
Research the ACA and its plan to implement changes to address the noted deficiencies in behavioral health service programming.
Identify five (5) of its main provisions to do so and explain why each of these is important to achieve a re-design of behavioral health.
Explore your state’s AND local community’s efforts to implement these provisions and evaluate their effectiveness in doing so.
Assess whether the necessary infrastructure is present in your local community and state to achieve positive results. If so, how was it developed?
Are there remaining gaps in behavioral health service delivery and if so, what are your recommendations to address these?
Present a well-developed and substantiated conclusion as to whether the ACA has really made a difference in behavioral health service delivery in your community and how this is linked to the overall health of the entire community.