Overview
The United States health care system faces many burgeoning issues and hurdles due to the changing environment and changing demographics in 21st-century America. As a health care administrator, you need to formulate a plan for improving the current U.S. health care system, including economic and ethical considerations.
Tip: Review instructor feedback from the Problems With the U.S. Health Care Activity in Week 9, and implement any ideas or feedback in this assignment. You may reuse the source(s) in this assignment.
Helpful Resources
Refer to your textbook, Chapter 6, pages 230-232, which covers private coverage and cost under the ACA, and Chapter 3, pages 126-129 to read about the economic and ethical considerations of the ACA.Note: This is for your reference. Your textbook is not the only source you should use. As noted below in the
Additional Requirements
section, you need to provide at least three different sources in this assignment.
Instructions
Write a 3-4 page research paper in which you:
- Provide a financial rationale for following the current U.S. health care policies. Justify your rationale.
- Discuss your position in which you highlight, at a minimum, the economic and ethical considerations of the ACA as it has been implemented from 2010 to the present day. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Reflect upon the material covered in this course to outline a five-stage plan that articulates the main ways in which you would improve the present U.S. health care system.
- Use at least three recent (within five years), quality academic resources in the assignment.
Additional Requirements
- Resources: Use three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
- Formulate a plan for improving the current U.S. health care system, including economic and ethical considerations.