MHA5030 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

SYLLABUS and TEXTBOOK

Week 5

From your course textbook, The Economics of Health Reconsidered, read the following chapters:

· Healthcare Systems in Developed Countries

From the South University Online Library, read the following articles:

· Intersection of Living in a Rural Versus Urban Area and Race/Ethnicity in Explaining Access to Health Care in the United States

· Does fiscal decentralization improve health outcomes? Evidence from infant mortality in Italy . 

· Cognitive determinants of healthcare evaluations – A comparison of Eastern and Western European countries. 

·   Medicare testing new payment model in the Pittsburgh region.

· Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Insurance Coverage and Access Among Young Adults. 

· A dilemma of Chinese healthcare reform: How to re-define government roles?

Topics

· Different Approaches to the Role of Government

· Provider Payers

· Access to Care