MHA6050 REGULATION AND POLICY IN HEALTHCARE WEEK 2 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

MHA6050 Week 2 Discussion Instructions

 Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lecture:

· Process of Health Policy Making: Key Features

Current Health Law Efforts

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “ Doing Discussion Questions Right ”, the expanded grading rubric for the forum, and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Health law is constantly changing and morphing due to the efforts of interested parties or stakeholders. Some of the proposed changes benefit citizens while others appear only to further the interests of corporations. It is important to understand the influence of politics, for example, on policy. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to explore current news items related to health law and policy.

From the Internet, review the following:

· Kaiser Health News. (n.d.). The Health Law. Retrieved from https://khn.org/topics/the-health-law/

Choose a current news item of interest and include the following information in your discussion post:

· Health policy discussed

· Invested parties

· Potential pros and cons of recommended change

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the  South University Online Library . As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your posting should be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Submit your posting to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to use the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Follow-up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.

MHA6050 Week 2 Project Instructions

 

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lecture:

· The Role of Courts in Health Policy Making

Exploring Medicaid

The U.S. created Medicaid, a publically funded healthcare program, to assist people in obtaining healthcare services. In this week, explore Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Tasks:

Answer the following questions:

· Explain the legislation that introduced Medicaid. Your explanation should include a description of the funding sources for the program.

· Describe some of the changes, including CHIP, that have occurred to the Medicaid program since its inception.

· Explain the demographics of the majority of people covered by Medicaid and identify how many people in the U.S. are covered by Medicaid.

· Describe the changes that will occur in Medicaid with the ACA.

From the Internet, review the following:

· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. (2017, September 14). CMS program history. Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/History/index.html

· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. (n.d.). Affordable Care Act. Retrieved from https://www.medicaid.gov/affordable-care-act/index.html

Submission Details:

· Present your response in a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.

· On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format.

· Name your document SU_MHA6050_W2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

· By the due date assigned, submit your work to the Submissions Area.