MHA6050 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

MHA6050 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

· Week 4 Discussion Instructions

Discussion Topic

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Due March 11 at 11:59 PM

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Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lecture:

· Policy Implementation Activities

Evaluating Health Policy

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.

One of the most important activities associated with policy implementation is evaluation. There are a number of different types of evaluations including: process and outcome, formative and summative, and cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness evaluations. There is no one evaluation that yields all of the information necessary to make an effective policy and, as such, different types of evaluation are often employed.

Choose one type of evaluation that is appropriate to health policy implementation activities and address the following:

· Describe one implementation method and its purpose

· Compare and contrast that implementation method with at least one other approach        

· Provide an example of how an implementation agency may utilize the chosen implementation method and the type of information generated

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.

· Week 4 Project Instructions

Assignment

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 Due March 15 at 11:59 PM

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Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lecture:

· Policy Implementation Activities

Exploring Medicare

The U.S. created Medicare, a publically funded healthcare program, to assist people sixty-five years of age and older in obtaining healthcare services.

Tasks:

· Summarize the legislation that introduced Medicare and the funding source for the program.

· Discuss some of the changes that have occurred in the Medicare program since its inception.

· Describe the demographics of the population covered by Medicare and identify the number of people in the U.S. covered by Medicare.

· Assess how changes in Medicare will affect the citizens and legal residents in your state. Include specific demographic information on age, race, income, etc., for your state to justify your response.

From the Internet, review the following:

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

· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. (2015). The Affordable Care Act and Medicare. Retrieved from https://www.medicare.gov/about-us/affordable-care-act/affordable-care-act.html

· Cubanski, J. (2016, December 13). What are the implications of repealing the ACA for Medicare spending and beneficiaries. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/what-are-the-implications-of-repealing-the-affordable-care-act-for-medicare-spending-and-beneficiaries/

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_W4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.