User:Gpp105/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Native American policy of the Barack Obama administration.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because there is a specific section within it that relates to federal policy and Native American Healthcare delivery. It addresses the Affordable Care Act, which is a piece of legislation I have been studying in relation to its impact on Native American Healthcare. My initial impression was that it outlines the topic well. (Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Evaluate the article
Lead

The lead could improve on being concise and providing more of a overview of the article instead of mentioning specific legislative actions and going into detail. It briefly goes over some of the articles sections but not all and doesn't sufficiently overview the health section.

Content

The content of the health section is overall comprehensive. One thing they could add is how state policy influences the level of coverage Native American's receive under ACA. It also fails to include the involvement of Native American leaders in pushing for the Indian Health Care Improvement Acts re-enactment. It also doesn't include the position from tribal leaders that don't agree with expanding ACA for its possible detrimental effects on IHS funding. This topic deals with a historically underrepresented people and topic and the article does a good job recognizing this.

Tone and Balance

The tone is quite even, not using language suggesting deviance from a neutral point of view. It points to opinions of those that the policies affected. In general it presents a very positive view.

Sources and References

The sources are up to date considering there are many government websites. However these sources aren't peer reviewed and could be biased towards positive government representation.

Organization and Writing Quality

The language is professional and well formulated into an article. The article is decently organized. One improvement is make a section with the title "Justice System" instead of just the name of the act. This will allow consistency with the previous and subsequent heading of "Education" and "Health" respectively.

Images

The one image included in the section I am focusing on is relevant and cited appropriately. It depicts president Obama signing the Affordable Care Act, a testament to the scope of this act.

Talk Page

The talk page seems really appropriate in mentioning important additions and edits. There are a lot of questions and suggestions for improvements.

Overall

The article is well done. It is apart of the WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America effort to expand articles on topics regarding Native Americans. This is a testament to its importance. The talk page indicates it has undergone beneficial reviews. The sources could be improved from just government ones to scholarly sources that tend to me more analytical.

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