Topic 7: Reform. The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize yourself with the intricacies of healthcare reform.

Objectives:

  1. Analyze the nature of health care reform in the United States.
  2. Evaluate various health care reform strategies.

Assessments

Topic 7 DQ 1

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Explain the history of failed attempts to enact national health insurance in the United States.

Topic 7 DQ 2

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Assessment Description

According to your personal worldview, should individuals have a right to medical care? Are there any instances when medical care should not be considered a right?

healthcare reform

healthcare reform

Health Care Reform
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Assessment Description

The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize yourself with the intricacies of health care reform.

Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper on Intricacies of HealthCare Reform that addresses the following:

  1. Analyze the nature of health care reform in the United States, both in the past and present.
  2. Discuss the two needed elements in health care reform and why they hold importance.
  3. Evaluate a minimum of three different health care reform strategies and provide a rationale for each.
  4. Choose one of the three areas (above) and provide a specific example of health care reform at either the state or national level: (a) What was it called? (b) Who introduced it? (c) When was it introduced? (d) What was its ultimate purpose? and (e) Did it succeed? If not, why not?

Incorporate two or three peer-reviewed scholarly resources in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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