HP609 2021 March Week 5 Discussion Latest

HP609 Health Policy, Politics, and Perspectives

Week 5 Discussion

Cost and Quality

Initial Post

Select one topic below to write about in your initial post. Please make it clearly which topic you chose to write about in your initial post. Write 500 to 750 words related to:

Topic 1: Discuss two major reasons why health care costs are so high in the United States and recommend at least two public policies to control health care costs. Make clear in your entry if they are policies already adopted, proposed by others, and/or ones that you would propose.

Topic 2: Discuss at least two major reasons why health outcomes are poor in the United States compared to other first-world countries and recommend at least two public policies to improve health care quality. Make clear in your entry if they are policies already adopted, proposed by others, and/or ones that you would propose.

Cite additional sources beyond the Learning Materials for this week.

Replies

Reply to at least two of your classmates. In your reply posts, each reply should be on a topic different from the one you chose to write about. Each reply should be 200 to 400 words. You should cite at least one to two sources that add new information in response to your classmate’s post.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.