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FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
MEDT4301
Prof. Marilyn R. Rubin
Fall 2016
Unit 1 – Major Characteristics of U. S Health Care Delivery
Reading Assignment
- Chapter 1
Individual Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
- To provide a broad understanding of how health care is provided in the United States.
THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
- To enable all citizens to receive health care services whenever needed–universal access
- To deliver services that are cost-effective and meet certain pre-established standards of quality.
IMPORTANT
ALL UNIT ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER (NOT SEPARATELY) IN ONE WORD DOCUMENT ATTACHMENT and submitted through SAFEASSIGN
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND THE COURSE SECTION ON THE ATTACHMENT
PLEASE DO NOT WRITE MORE THAN 3 or 4 PARAGRAPHS FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT
Unit 1 – Assignments
Assignment 1
Please list 6 reasons why the U.S. health care market referred to as “imperfect: and briefly explain each one.
Assignment 2
Why is the intermediary role of insurance in the delivery of health care important?
Assignment 3
Who are the major players in the health care system? What are the positive and negative effects of the often-conflicting self-interests of these players?
Assignment 4
What main roles does the government play in the U.S. health services systems? Do you feel the government should become more or less involved in the future? Why or why not?
Assignment 5
What is the difference between national health insurance (NHI), national health system (NHS) and socialized health insurance (SHI)?
Assignment 6
What is the purpose of systems framework? Name and discuss each of the main elements of the systems framework.
Assignment 7 – Unit Terminology
The following terms are important to understand for this unit. Please define each term – and submit them to me with your Unit assignments.
- Access
- Capitation
- Free market
- Integrated delivery system
- Item-based pricing
- Long-term care
- Managed care
- Market justice
- Medicaid
- Need
- Social justice
- Socialized Medicine
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- TRICARE
- Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs)
