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Part I: HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people in the United States and the world since the 1980s. On a global scale, large numbers of people with HIV/AIDS are not receiving the needed treatment. Congress created The Ryan White Care Act of 1990 to assist public hospitals struggling financially from caring for uninsured men and women living with HIV/AIDS. There were four Titles written into The Ryan White Care Act of 1990. In recent years the Titles have moved into five Parts, Part A-F focusing on a variety of topics.

In 2014, the Affordable Care Act gave insurance access to many of the uninsured population. Over the past few decades, countries like England and Canada have a lower percentage of HIV/AIDS cases. Is this due to their healthcare structure? In 4-5 pages, discuss the following.

1. Explain the purpose of each of the five Parts in The Ryan White Care Act.
2. Explain other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints of the Act.
3. Describe your stance on if there is a need for the Ryan White Care Act with the Affordable Care Act. Think about other countries.
4. This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of three credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source from the Rasmussen College Online Library (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)
5. Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.

Part II: Based on your research you decide which one of the previous communication tools would be most effective to communicate your findings. Keep in mind the position and facility you selected and create a memo, a PowerPoint, detailed meeting agenda, or an information sheet. In the first paragraph, slide, or bullet please justify the reason you picked communication format.

1. In the first paragraph, slide, or bullet please justify the reason you picked the particular communication format.
2. Use feedback from your instructor to guide you through the communication tool you decided to use.
3. Make sure to use audience specific language and tone.

Agri-Chem CorporationIn June 1980, Harry Sinclair, General Manager of the Texas Division of Agri-Chem Corporation, received notification from Ben Elliot of Enerco that natural gas supplies were being rapidly depleted. In the event of a shortage, Enerco, the main producer and distributor of natural gas in the Gulf South region, would allocate gas to its customers under the following provisions established by the Federal Power Commission: First Priority: Residential and commercial heating and cooling Second Priority: Commercial and industrial firms that use natural gas as a source of raw material Third Priority: Industrial firms that use natural gas as a boiler fuel Elliot related to Sinclair that most of Agri-Chem’s uses were in the second and third priority classifications. Hence, Agri-Chem would probably be subjected to “rolling brownouts”, temporary and periodic curtailments of natural gas supplies. Enerco planned to monitor its pipeline pressures and order reductions to maintain minimum levels. Elliot preferred that Enerco’s customers initiate the reduction process to minimize the effect on their industrial processes. Enerco was authorized, however, to curtail supplies unilaterally if pipeline pressure fell below minimum levels. The natural gas shortage was created by the unprecedented heat wave of the summer of 1980. Electrical generating plants were operating at capacity to supply electricity to operate air conditioning and refrigeration units. Although long-range plans called for these utility companies to convert to coal, oil, or nuclear fuel, natural gas remained the dominant boiler fuel. CURTAILMENT PLAN Agri-Chem’s problem was to determine which of its complexes would be least affected by a gas curtailment. Its Texas Division is located in the greater Houston area; plants are located in the suburbs of Deer Park and Battleground. Both of these areas would be included in the curtailment region in the event of a brownout. Except for Agri-Chem’s ammonia operations, all gas purchased was used as boiler fuel. In its ammonia plant, gas was used as a source of raw materials. (The manufacture of ammonia uses natural gas in the steam reforming process.) In a detailed discussion with Elliot, Sinclair learned that Enerco would not specify the products to be curtailed. The curtailment procedure would be based primarily on a customer’s usage pattern. Hence, Agri-Chem had the flexibility to absorb curtailments where they would have minimum impact on profits. Based on this information, Sinclair called a staff meeting to discuss a contingency plan for allocation of natural gas among the firm’s products if curtailments became a reality. The specific objective was to minimize the impact on profits contribution. After a week of study, the information in Tables 1 and 2 was presented to Sinclair.Table 1.  Contribution to ProfitProduct