Healthcare in the US is financed
The focus of this assignment is to gain a better understanding of the variety of factors that impact how healthcare in the US is financed and what role research plays in policy decision making. Further, you will learn about who your representative are, which will be useful in future assignments.
Discussion Board Items—Refer to Discussion Board Guidelines and Grading Rubric as you complete these items.
1.What forces have had an effect on increasing health cost over the past 30 years?
2.How is research used to produce effective public health care policies in order to spend public resources wisely? Give one example.
3.Identify your legislators for the state and national level. include the name of your state, district numbers for both your state level representatives and senators, as well as those on the national level. To respond to this item, you will have two US senators, one US Congressman, one state senator and one state representative. (I live in Dayton, Ohio)
4.What contexts inform crafting/developing/creating policy?
5.Why should legislators use research evidence in public policy making?
6.Why are effective programs not always implemented?
Becker, S., Dunn, L., & Gamble, M. (2014, August 1). 10 key policy issues facing healthcare. Becker ‘s Hospital Review. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/10-key-policy-issues-facing-healthcare.html
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation website with information concerning health care cost. Health Costs. (2018). Retrieved from http://kff.org/health-costs/
View the slideshow: Kamal, R. & Cox, C. (2017, December 20). How has US spending on healthcare changed over time? Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time/?_sft_category=spending
Kamal, R. & Cox, C. (2016, February 9). How US health spending compares to other countries and social determinants. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/a-comparison-of-social-determinants-in-the-u-s-and-comparable-countries/?_sf_s=health+spending+compared+to+other+countries#item-start
Kamal, R., Claxton, G, Cox, C. & Sroczynski, N. (2016, August 18). How health spending varies by demographics in the US. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. Retrieved from https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-health-spending-patterns-vary-by-demographics-in-the-u-s/?_sf_s=health+spending+by+demographic
