Homework
Research Topic and Outline
The project for this course is a Research Paper. The first two homework will help you find the tools needed to prepare and gradually build your final research paper. The research paper for this course will be argumentative. The argumentative research paper requires you to take a position on an issue and support the position with persuasive facts and statements.
A. First, select a Research Paper TOPIC that can be assessed using health care economics principles.
Choose from the following topics the issue you are going to discuss.
i. Medicare and Medicate dual eligibility
ii. Long-term health care insurance
iii. Impact of diabetes on healthcare costs
iv. Cost of Pharmaceuticals
B. Second, provide your research paper with the following OUTLINE (Your final paper homework should include a detail explanation of this outline):
I. Introduction -Your introduction should give a brief overview of the topic you are going to discuss. The last sentence of your introduction section should be your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should start with - The purpose of this paper is to.....
II. Body of paper - The body of your paper should organize how you plan to address each required section of the paper. Each supporting item is then broken down into smaller supporting items.
i. An overview of the issue
ii. Why is this issue a concern from a health care economics perspective?
iii. Who are the major parties involved in this issue?
iv. Which market forces have an impact on this issue?
v. How is demand illustrated in this issue?
vi. How is supply illustrated in this issue?
vii. How has the affordable care act impacted this issue?
viii. How are health disparities demonstrated in this issue?
ix. How has this issue been improved in other global markets?
x. What is your recommendation for making improvements based on economic principles?
III. Conclusion - The conclusion of your paper should summarize your thesis statement and the supporting items discussed in your paper.
In this outline, please indicate what you expect the finding to be.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.