Description
Title page
2. Introduction
3. U.S. Healthcare Competitive Market
Explain at least three major characteristics of the U.S. health care competitive market
4. Uninsured Americans
Analyze at least two problems related to the high number of uninsured Americans in the United States
5. Medicare and Medicaid
Explain at least one reason why the passage of Medicare and Medicaid led to increased health costs
6. Healthcare Cost Concerns
Compare the cost concerns of health care providers to the cost concerns of health insurance plans.
7. Managed-Care and Fee-For-Service
Point out at least two major differences between managed care reimbursement and fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement.
8. Managed Care Organizations and Accountable Care Organizations
Compare at least two distinct characteristics of managed care organizations (MCOs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs).
9. Conclusion
Reference Page should include at least four articles from peer-reviewed journals, published in the last five years, in addition to the textbook and other credible sources.
The paper should be four to six pages in length and include headings to separate each section (See page 47 in the APA 7th edition manual). The page count does not include the references or title page. An abstract is not required.
Knighten, M. L., & Waxman, K. (2023). Penner’s economics and financial management for nurses and nurse leaders (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. – (MO 1,2,3).
Preface
Chapter 1: Economics of Health Care
Chapter 2: Health Reimbursement and Insurance
Required Journal Readings
Papanicolas, I., Woskie, L. R., & Jha, A. K.(2018). Healthcare spending in the United States and other high-income countries. JAMA, 319(10), 1024-1039. – (MO 1,2,3) https://login.radford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/
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World Health Organization. (2018). Public spending on health: A closer look at global trends. – (MO 1,2,3) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/276728/WHO-HIS-HGF-HF-WorkingPaper-18.3-eng.pdf
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Gawande, A. (2009). The cost conundrum. Annals of Medicine. – (MO 1,2,3) https://login.radford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,sso&db=edsglr&AN=edsglr.A201451685&site=eds-live&scope=site
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Basiuk, V., & Warner, H. (2013). The huge cost of healthcare: Is America’s viability as a superpower imperiled? The Brown Journal of World Affairs, 20(1), 87-104. – (MO 1,2,3) https://login.radford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,sso&db=edshol&AN=edshol.hein.journals.brownjwa20.11&site=eds-live&scope=site
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Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2022). NHE fact sheet. – (MO 1,2,3) https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/NationalHealthExpendData/NHE-Fact-Sheet
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