Assignment: Beliefs, Values and Healthcare Policy and Ethics
Purpose
o How do we increase the efficiency of the healthcare system?
o How would you as a healthcare executive or policymaker increase the efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system?
To answer this question, consider that there are reasons for the current high U.S. healthcare expenditures:
• The USA does not regulate the price for healthcare services - using, in most cases, a free-market approach to determine prices.
• The demographics of the U.S. population is skewed towards the elderly and age and cost increase together.
• The U.S. population as a whole is a nation of people with multiple chronic diseases like HTN and DM and obesity. The consequences of several lifestyle choices contribute to the high cost of chronic care.
• The U.S. healthcare system does not seem to work as well as other healthcare systems in the world.
• How are efficiency and effectiveness related? Can you have both?
Make sure to provide credible evidence to support your ideas.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.