Wk 1 Assignment – Impacts on the U.S. Health Care System [due Mon]

Wk 1 Assignment – Impacts on the U.S. Health Care System [due Mon]

Assignment Content

1. 
   Search the University Library for articles that identify the impact underinsured and uninsured individuals have on the health care system.
   Analyze the research. Consider the following:

   • What are the problems within the health care industry?
   • Does the research identify uninsured and underinsured individuals as the root cause of the health care industry’s problems?
   • Do you agree? Why?
   • What other factors contribute to the problems within the health care system?
   • Are there gaps in the research identifying the root cause of the health care industry problems?
   • What policies are in place that exacerbate those problems?
   • What policies are in place that improve those problems?
   • What policies are not in place that might improve those problems?

   Take a position on the following question:

   • Are underinsured and uninsured individuals the root cause of the problems within the U.S. health care system?
   • If not, what is the root cause? What policies would you create to address the problems within the U.S. health care system? Are there policies you would end?
   • If so, what policies would you create to address the problems within the U.S. health care system? Are there policies you would end?

   Write a 1,050-word paper defending your position.
   Address all six bullet points using the headings in bold. An introduction and conclusion are required.

   • What you think is the root cause of the problems within the U.S. health care system Root Cause
   • Significance of the issue Significance of the Issue
   • How the diagram of the policy process in Figure 1-2 on p. 7 of Health Policy and Politics can help inform how you approach finding a solution.Using the Diagram of the Policy Process
   • Alternate policy options to address the issue that are effective, efficient, and feasible Alternate Policy Options
   • Level of government that might address this problem and why? Government Influence
   • Opposition’s standpoint and your response. Opposition’s Standpoint/Your Response

   Format your paper according to APA guidelines. See Sample Paper in Announcements.
   Cite three scholarly references.
   
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