Law Healthcare Finance- Week 2 Assignment
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Week2LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx
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Week2LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx
Week 2 Learning Resources
Healthcare Finance
Required Reading
· Getzen, T. E., & Kobernick, M. S. (2022). Health economics & financing (6th ed.). Wiley.
· Chapter 2, “Demand and Supply” (pp. 20–39)
· Chapter 16, “Value for Money in the Future of Health Care” (pp. 325–335)
· Jinyang Chen, J., & Miraldo, M. (2022). The impact of hospital price and quality transparency tools on healthcare spending: A systematic reviewLinks to an external site. . Health Economics Review, 12(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-022-00409-4
· Peter G. Peterson Foundation. (2023, July 12). How does the U.S. healthcare system compare to other countries?Links to an external site. https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/07/how-does-the-us-healthcare-system-compare-to-other-countries
· Schneider, E. C., Shah, A., Doty, M. M., Tikkanen, R., Fields, K., & Williams II, R. D. (2021, August 4). Mirror, mirror 2021: Reflecting poorly: Health care in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries Links to an external site. . The Commonwealth Fund. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly
· Telesford, I., Wager, E., Amin, K., & Cox, C. (2023, October 23). How does the quality of the U.S. healthcare system compare to other countries?Links to an external site. Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/quality-u-s-healthcare-system-compare-countries/
· World Health OrganizationLinks to an external site. . (2023). http://www.who.int/en/
Required Media
Walden University, LLC. (2024). Demand for health and healthcare [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
HealthcareFinance-Week2AssignmentInstructions.docx
Week 2 Assignment
Healthcare Finance
Economic Policies for Health Promotion, Wellness, and Prevention
In the United States, the healthcare system emphasizes health promotion, wellness, and prevention as a strategy to improve population health and lower per capita spending. Around the world, however, healthcare systems vary considerably in terms of cost, quality, and provisions. For this Assignment, you explore the World Health Organization Links to an external site. website and research health care in the United States and another country of your choice.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health System Tracker websites in the Learning Resources. Research healthcare disparities between the United States and another country of your choice.
· Research the economic policies for health promotion, wellness, and prevention programs in the United States and the country you selected. How are they different? What is the economic motivation for each?
· Consider the implications of these economic policies and disparities. How does this relate to volume-based versus value-based health care?
· Consider how you might implement the policies from the country you selected in the United States (macro) and your own state (micro). How do U.S. market conditions impact the provision of healthcare and what is the impact on the social determinants of health?
Note: If you are an international student, reflect on how you might implement the policies from the country you selected into your own country and/or region.
Submit a 4- to 6-page paper, to address the following:
· Compare the economic policies for health promotion, wellness, and prevention programs in the United States and the country you selected. Include differences in approaches to wellness and prevention.
· Analyze implications of these economic policies and disparities.
· Propose how you might implement the policies from the country you selected in the United States and your own state.
· Evaluate the influence of U.S. market conditions on the provision of healthcare and the impact of U.S. market conditions on the social determinants of health.
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 2 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.