Homework: Economic Forces of Healthcare
1) Complete the Module Readings prior to working on this homework. Document your thoughts as you read.
2) Conduct additional research for the following issues. Use the resources at the Franklin University Library to obtain at least three relevant, scholarly sources.
a) Exhibit 7.9 in Understanding the U.S. Health Services System (4th ed.) by P. L. Barton indicates that sources of funds for select personal health expenditures vary considerably.
o What services are supported in large part by private health insurance? By the federal government? By out-of-pocket expenditures?
o What do these funding sources suggest about the population utilizing these services? What might they suggest about other populations or system factors?
b) Total expenditures for health care in 2007 were 83 times the total expenditures for 1960, increasing from $26.9 billion to $2.2 trillion.
o What factors contributed to this increase?
o How much did each factor contribute to this increase?
3) Write a 3 to 4 pages paper, in which you address each of the items that you researched. Incorporate your notes from the readings as well.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) 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.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.