Assignment:Children's Health
Part:1. We will explore health care policies from the standpoint of the health care manager.
Create a position paper on The State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Do you feel that The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) achieves its fundamental purposes? Why or why not?
Based upon an analysis of the policy and the outcomes of the program, would you recommend that The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) be expanded? Why or why not?
Expectations:
For both parts of the assignment, be sure to take a position one way or the other on the issues.
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. Please limit your response to 2 to 3 pages.
Part:2. Children's Health:
The following articles/readings will provide great insight into children's health issues from a policy standpoint. You should have a comfortable understanding of the material before your proceed to further research and the case assignment.
Reference:
Acevedo-Garcia, D., Osypuk, T., McArdle, N., et al. (2008, Mar./Apr.). Toward a policy-relevant analysis of geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in child health. Health Affairs, 27(2), 321-333.
Raphael, J. & Beal, A. (2010). A review of the evidence for disparities in child vs adult health care: A disparity in disparities. Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(8), 684-91. Retrieved from ProQuest
Vistnes, J., & Schone, B. (2008). Pathways to coverage: the changing roles of public and private sources. Health Affairs, 27(1), 44-56.