Business & Finance Week 6 Assignment- Healthcare Finance

Week 6 Learning Resources

Healthcare Finance

Required Readings

· Getzen, T. E., & Kobernick, M. S. (2022).  Health economics & financing (6th ed.). Wiley.

· Chapter 14, “The Role of Government and Public Goods” (pp. 279–306)

· Chapter 16, “Value for Money in the Future of Healthcare” (pp. 325–335)

· De, P. K. (2021).  Impacts of insurance expansion on health cost, health access, and health behaviors: Evidence from the Medicaid expansion in the USLinks to an external site. .  International Journal of Health Economics and Management,  21(4), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-021-09306-5

· Glied, S. (2021).  Price transparency—Promise and perilLinks to an external site. .  JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association,  325(15), 1496–1497. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.4640

· Hut, N. (2022).  When it comes to price transparency regulations, questions aboundLinks to an external site. .  HFM (Healthcare Financial Management),  76(8), 34–38.

· House, M. E., Hunt, S. D., & Umeh, A. (2020).  Improving price transparency for consumer health care servicesLinks to an external site. .  Journal of Business & Behavioral Sciences,  32(2), 126–142.

· Laffer, A. B., Horn, L. V., & Fisher, C. A. (2022).  Employers can revolutionize American healthcare and accelerate economic growth by embracing price transparencyLinks to an external site. .  The Independent Review,  27(1), 5–22.

· Mazurenko, O., Balio, C. P., Agarwal, R., Carroll, A. E., & Menachemi, N. (2018).  The effects of Medicaid expansion under the ACA: A systematic reviewLinks to an external site. .  Health Affairs,  37(6), 944–950. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1491

Required Media

· Walden University, LLC. (2024). Competitive market model [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

· Walden University, LLC. (2024). Cost containment [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

Week 6 Assignment Learning Resources

Healthcare Finance

Required Readings

· Pink, G. H., & Song, P. H. (2020).  Gapinski’s understanding healthcare financial management (8th ed.). Health Administration Press.

· Chapter 2, “Health Insurance” (pp. 35–68)

· De, P. K. (2021).  Impacts of insurance expansion on health cost, health access, and health behaviors: Evidence from the Medicaid expansion in the USLinks to an external site. .  International Journal of Health Economics and Management,  21(4), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-021-09306-5

Week 6 Assignment

Healthcare Finance

Health Insurance Expansion

Healthcare market failures, such as adverse selection, can be addressed through government policy and regulation. By limiting barriers and providing access to health care through policies such as the health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, policy makers can address failures and ensure adequate insurance coverage for healthy, unhealthy, and at-risk populations. For this Assignment, you examine the health insurance expansion policy and evaluate economic implications.

To prepare for this Assignment: 

· Analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act. How does health insurance expansion relate to the problem of adverse selection?

· Consider the economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. What are the economic implications of health insurance expansions for healthcare organizations in your own state or region?

Submit a 4- to 6-page paper, to address the following:

· Analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion. Include how health insurance expansion relates to the problem of adverse selection.

· Evaluate economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. Include, specifically, how health insurance expansions might impact healthcare organizations in your own state or region.

Note: The paper should be 4–6 pages, not including the title and reference pages. Your Assignment should be consistent with graduate-level writing, as described in the rubric. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources, as appropriate. Refer to the Week 6 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work

Week 6 Learning Resources

Healthcare Finance

Required Readings

· Getzen, T. E., & Kobernick, M. S. (2022).  Health economics & financing (6th ed.). Wiley.

· Chapter 14, “The Role of Government and Public Goods” (pp. 279–306)

· Chapter 16, “Value for Money in the Future of Healthcare” (pp. 325–335)

· De, P. K. (2021).  Impacts of insurance expansion on health cost, health access, and health behaviors: Evidence from the Medicaid expansion in the USLinks to an external site. .  International Journal of Health Economics and Management,  21(4), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-021-09306-5

· Glied, S. (2021).  Price transparency—Promise and perilLinks to an external site. .  JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association,  325(15), 1496–1497. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.4640

· Hut, N. (2022).  When it comes to price transparency regulations, questions aboundLinks to an external site. .  HFM (Healthcare Financial Management),  76(8), 34–38.

· House, M. E., Hunt, S. D., & Umeh, A. (2020).  Improving price transparency for consumer health care servicesLinks to an external site. .  Journal of Business & Behavioral Sciences,  32(2), 126–142.

· Laffer, A. B., Horn, L. V., & Fisher, C. A. (2022).  Employers can revolutionize American healthcare and accelerate economic growth by embracing price transparencyLinks to an external site. .  The Independent Review,  27(1), 5–22.

· Mazurenko, O., Balio, C. P., Agarwal, R., Carroll, A. E., & Menachemi, N. (2018).  The effects of Medicaid expansion under the ACA: A systematic reviewLinks to an external site. .  Health Affairs,  37(6), 944–950. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1491

Required Media

· Walden University, LLC. (2024). Competitive market model [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

· Walden University, LLC. (2024). Cost containment [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com