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Analysis Report - Health Economics

For this assignment, you will complete an analysis report of the case study below. Use the provided resources as a starting point for your own research.

Case Study: Quality vs. Access

The Affordable Care Act raised the Medicaid reimbursement levels to Medicare levels, resulting in improved appointment availability for Medicaid recipients. One of the components of the Affordable Care Act now coming into effect is the reporting of quality measurements and tying these into reimbursement. Some of the measurements are subjective, such as patient satisfaction, while others are quantitative, such as percentage of patients with their diabetes under control. Patient adherence to treatment plans has been shown to be as low as 40%. Opponents of the rating system say this system will result in more difficult and low socio-economic group patients being turned away by providers.

● How could the payment system be modified to reward quality of care but not result in reduced access to those in lower socio-economic groups or with poorer health?

Resources:

Wherry, Laura R., and Sarah Miller. "Early coverage, access, utilization, and health effects associated with the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions: A quasi-experimental study." Annals of internal medicine (2016). http://annals.org.une.idm.oclc.org/aim/article/2513980/early-coverage-access-utili zation-health-effects-associated-affordable-care-act

Martin, Leslie R., et al. "The challenge of patient adherence." Ther Clin Risk Manag 1.3 (2005): 189-199.

https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.une.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC1661624/

Make sure to include all of the following sections in your report. You can reorder the sections to ensure your report flows.

· Introduction: Briefly introduce the case study you have chosen for this report. In addition, clearly state the purpose of the analysis and what you hope to prove in the report.

· Stakeholders: Identify the stakeholders who are involved in your case study. Discuss the entities who have an interest in the situation. How do their interests affect your ability to find a solution?

· Overview: Provide a succinct overview of the current situation relating to your case study.

· Analysis: Provide an analysis of the situation. Make sure to discuss the incentives or lack thereof. How have the current incentives caused the problem? Address the specific questions posed in your chosen case study. Apply the concepts you have been exposed to throughout the course to aid in your analysis.

· Recommendations: Based upon your analysis, make appropriate recommendations that could alleviate or solve the presented problem.

· Conclusion

· References: Make sure to support your claims with reputable resources. All citation should follow the most current version of AMA style.

Guidelines for Submission: Submit a 7 page word document that uses 11-pt Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins and 1.5 line spacing. All citations and other formatting conventions should follow the most current version of AMA style.

Follow Rubric Below:

Exemplary

Satisfactory

Needs

Improvement

Not Evident

Introduction

Meets the

“Satisfactory”

Succinctly summarizes the

There are gaps in the summary of

Does not summarize the

	criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	case study and the purpose of the report	the case study and the purpose of the report	case study and the purpose of the report
Stakeholders	Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	Identifies the stakeholders involved in the case study AND discusses how they affect potential solutions	Identifies the stakeholders involved in the case study OR discusses how they affect potential solutions	Does not identify the stakeholders involved in the case study AND discusses how they affect potential solutions
Overview	Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	Provides a succinct overview of the current situation surrounding the chosen case study	There are gaps in the overview of the current situation surrounding the chosen case study	Does not provide an overview of the current situation surround the chosen case study
Analysis	Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	Analyzes the incentives or lack thereof, how the current incentives lead to the problem, and addresses the specific questions posed in the chosen case study	There are gaps in the analysis of the incentives or lack thereof, how the current incentives lead to the problem, and/or in the answers to the specific questions posed in the chosen case study	Does not analyze the incentives or lack thereof, how the current incentives lead to the problem, or address the specific questions posed in the chosen case study
Recommendations	Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	Proposes appropriate recommendations that could alleviate or solve the identified problem based upon the analysis	Proposed recommendations are not appropriate and/or are not based upon the analysis	Does not make recommendations
Conclusion	Meets the “Satisfactory” criteria and utilizes course concepts and reputable resources to support claims	Summarizes main points that support the purpose of the report stated in the introduction	Summarized main points do not clearly support eh purpose of the report or there are gaps in the summary	Does not summarize main points
References	Meets the “Satisfactory”	Correctly cites all sources used in	All sources are relevant to the	There are citation errors and sources
	criteria and all sources are reputable and current	the analysis and all sources are relevant to the chosen disease or condition	chosen disease or condition, but there are citation errors	are not relevant to the chosen disease or condition
Writing Mechanics	Meets the “satisfactory” level and all sections are clear, concise, and written in a professional tone	Paper is organized in the required format and contains no grammatical errors	There are grammatical and formatting errors, but they do not affect the readability of the paper	Errors in formatting or grammar affect the readability of the Paper