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Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.

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ANALYZE THE FACTORS THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE U.S.

Assignment 4: Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting Healthcare Sector
 
Due Week 10 and worth 240 points
Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research five (5) of what you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that confront the United States healthcare industry today and will continue to do so into the next decade.
 
Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
 

  1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
  2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
  3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
  4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
  5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
  6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

 
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length

 
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
 

  • Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
  • Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

 
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.

Workforce ShortageClick here to read the health care workforce shortage and its implications on America’s hospitals, at the American Hospitals Association’s (AHA) website
Select a hospital, which is not more than two hours away from your place of residence. Based on your readings and understanding, create a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word document, that includes:
A plan for a rural, medium-sized hospital to deal with short- and long-term workforce shortages.
Your plan should include the following elements:
 

  • An introduction.
  • A description of the health care workforce shortage and its implications.
  • The aspects that need immediate attention and aspects that need long term attention. Provide a rationale on why these aspects need attention.
  • A description of the financial implications for these issues.
  • An explanation of the risks associated with these problems.
  • Your recommendations to solve these problems.
  • An explanation of the methods to measure the success of the plan.
  • A description of the next steps, if the plan failed.
  • A conclusion and a reference list.

Support your responses with examples.

Identify and describe 10 key components of the Affordable Care Act.

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What has been your experience so far with the ACA?
7. Medicare and Medicaid in their infancy were designed to help a population that needed additional support. Currently those programs have grown to the point of consuming a large portion of tax revenue and still needing to cut back on services provided. If you were there in the beginning of Medicare, would you have designed the program any differently? Why and how?
8. Review the article and discuss: Population health and economic development in the United States
http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=34210&loid=28526
9. Identify and describe 10 key components of the Affordable Care Act. Be prepared to discuss in class. It may help to think about the following:
Type of individuals that will be seeking coverage
The benefits and draw backs of the ACA
The services covered or not covered under ACA
Tax subsidies individuals may receive
Impact on the Medicaid and Medicare Programs

What are your thoughts on how our longer lifespan is affecting the financing of Medicare?

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WHAT MAJOR EVENTS IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND DELIVERY SINCE 1950 HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED AND ENHANCED HEALTH CARE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES?

REFERENCE
Textbook: Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: Health Admin. Press.
Please write up 150 to 200 word count for Question 1 to 8, #9 must be 200 words; try and relate the material to real-life applications and also to the textbook and health care risk management. Cite and Reference all work!
1. What major events in health care access and delivery since 1950 have significantly changed and enhanced health care policy in the United States?
2. . Is the PPACA having the impact you think it was designed to have? What are your thoughts?
3. Is access to health care a right or entitlement? Do all individuals currently have equal and open access to health care?
4. What are your thoughts on how we determine something is a right in the United States? We do have some things that are legally a right in America.
5. What are your thoughts on how our longer lifespan is affecting the financing of Medicare?
6 Understanding the Affordable Care Act.