Homework: The Convergence of Health Care Financing & Economic Trends & Forces
In this homework you will examine how economic evaluation and value judgments are used for the valuation and financing of health care services. Health care funding and finance models have changed over time and continue to change in an effort to provide affordable, quality health care. Market factors, payment mechanisms, government regulations, and national trends affect U.S. health care financing and funding models. You will develop a PowerPoint presentation to assess health care funding and finance models, and the variables that affect the economic evaluation and value judgments used to develop those models.
Task
Prepare 10 to 15 slides PowerPoint presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
o Critique five types of economic analysis applied in the economic evaluation of health services.
o Evaluate how socially optimal outcomes are used to determine value judgments for the allocation of resources in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
o Differentiate current health care financing and funding models applied in private, government, and public funding for health care delivery in the United States.
o Critique how national trends in health care funding and regulatory changes affect competition and pricing initiatives for health care systems in the United States.
o Analyze how primary quality pointers at the neighborhood level affect medical coverage valuations and provider reimbursements.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.