In light of the Affordable Health Care Act and the myriad of citizens using the new health care insurance system, you, as a health care administrator for a hospital, are responsible for reporting to the CEO of your hospital regarding the cost to your hospital of using the new plan and the issues with patients who can afford regular health care coverage.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
- Give your opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy. Justify your response.
- Compare and contrast at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Explain your rationale.
- Debate the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system.
- Analyze the major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics, and predict the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes.
- Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze the different ways of financing the health care system and the impact on individuals.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization.
- Write clearly and concisely about health services organization using proper writing mechanics.
See below the grading rubric for this assignment.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 160 |
Assignment 2: Funding the Rising Cost of U.S. Health Care |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 70% F |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
| 1. Give your opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy. Justify your response.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely gaveyour opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. | Partially gave your opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy.Partially justified your response. | Satisfactorily gaveyour opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy.Satisfactorilyjustified your response. | Thoroughly gaveyour opinion of the rising cost of health care’s overall impact on the U.S. economy.Thoroughly justified your response. |
| 2. Compare and contrast at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Explain your rationale.
Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Did not submit or incompletely explained your rationale. | Partially compared and contrasted at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Partiallyexplained your rationale. | Satisfactorily compared and contrasted at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts.Satisfactorilyexplained your rationale. | Thoroughly compared and contrasted at least two (2) areas of the economy that the new health care act impacts. Thoroughlyexplained your rationale. |
| 3. Debate the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely debated the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system. | Partially debated the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system. | Satisfactorily debated the main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system. | Thoroughly debatedthe main pros and cons of using private insurance versus using the new affordable health insurance system. |
| 4. Analyze the major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics, and predict the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics; did not submit or incompletely predicted the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes. | Partially analyzedthe major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics; partially predicted the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes. | Satisfactorily analyzed the major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics; satisfactorily predicted the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes. | Thoroughly analyzed the major impact this new health care system may have on different immigrant demographics; thoroughly predicted the cost associated with changing the accommodations to facilities having to review organizational planning in order to actualize these changes. |
