Assignment:
Create an essay in which you address a current national health care coverage component:
President Obama and signed into law a National Health Care Coverage system to provide all Americans with access to health care and affordable health care coverage. There are many debates going on in the media regarding the components of this law with regard to the elderly, women, minority groups, employers, employees, etc.
1. Suppose that you are a health care policy analyst. Identify and describe a component of the new law with regard to it's impact on one group (several examples are provided above).
2. Then, describe and analyze at least one advantage and one disadvantage to this health care coverage component.
Assignment Expectations:
You will be expected to provide a scholarly basis for your response. Your opinions should be justified with evidence from the literature. References should be cited properly in the text of your essay, as well as at the end. Several scholarly references should be cited for this assignment.
Limit your responses to a 2 to 3 pages. Times new roman font 12 pt. DS. Please use sub headings.
Please support your discussions with scholarly support (3-5 references). Be sure to properly cite all references in text citations and reference page
Apply critical thinking skills to the assignment component.
Reading the following materials will allow you to identify the issues associated with health care reform. You should have a comfortable understanding of the material before you proceed to further research and the case assignment.
Reference:
Mezel, P. (2008, Jan/Feb.). A path to universal access. The Hastings Center Report, 38(1), 34-37.
Mirmirani, S. (2010, Jan.). Obama Health Care Reform Proposal From An International Perspective. Journal of Business & Economics Research, 8(1), 15-24.
Volpp, K.G. (2007, Dec.). Designing a model health care system. American Journal of Public Health. 97(12), 2126-2128.