10-3

HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS

Resources

• Health Care Economics Scoring Guide.
• APA Format Guidelines.

For this assignment compile the papers you wrote for Units 3, 5, and 8 and provide a final commentary on the economics and financing of health care delivery in the United States. In addition, submit a PowerPoint presentation that summarizes your paper.

Include the following:

• Provide an historical overview of health care reimbursement models including fee for service, Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), managed care, and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) configurations.
• Assess how each of these models has contributed to the cost of health care delivery. Include your comments with regard to deductibles, co-payments, and exclusions for pre-existing conditions.
• Assess how government entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid have enabled or disabled the delivery of health care in the United States.
• Recommend how the economics and financing of health care should be structured and why.

The paper must be formatted as follows:

• 7–9 pages of text, double spaced.
• A minimum of 10–12 outside references required.
• Citations must appear within the body of your paper to correspond with the references listed at the end of the paper (i.e., if the resource is included in your Reference List, the resource must be cited in your paper).
• Use Times New Roman 12-point font.

Include the following in your PowerPoint presentation:

• 10–12 PowerPoint Slides (bullets).
• Font size no larger than 36 or smaller than 20, within the slides.
• Final slide will include references used in developing the presentation.
• Avoid long sentences or paragraphs.
• Include a minimum of five graphic or visual enhancements to enhance the presentation and avoid a "narrative-only" presentation.