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Essay Instructions: Health Care Costs

The U.S. has experienced a significant increase in the cost of health care. In 2004, 16% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was spent on health care. In 2010, President Obama signed the ?Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962)? that has been a topic of heated debate since discussions began decades ago. Health care funding and design has been a major issue for U.S.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper that addresses the following directives below.

1. Provide a discussion that demonstrates you have an understanding of the impact the cost of
health care has on the economy. Be sure to discuss the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

2. Health care legislation impacts an array of factors such as quality of health care, insurance
coverage, the free market, etc. Select two to three (2-3) areas impacted by health care legislation
such as HR 3962, and provide an argument in support of the health care act and two arguments
that are in opposition to such a health care act.

3. Compare the three (3) main types of health insurance in the U.S. and assess the solvency of
each. Make a prediction regarding the longevity of each type over the next 30 years.

4. Debate whether or not private health insurance violates the standard principles of insurance.

5. Analyze the evolution of the promotion of health and disease prevention in the U.S. and identify
the point at which a clear shift in the thinking in the dominant culture occurred resulting in the
greatest impact on the health care insurance system in the U.S.

6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not quality 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; references must follow APA

Essay Instructions: 1- write an essay with minimum of seven references (MUST BE minimum THREE peer-reviewed journals) "MUST USE APA 6th edition style for referencing" .
2- it is an argumentative essay, so you must argue about Smokers should pay for their own health care costs incurred from smoking-related diseases.
3- Select direct quotations from your research to support your argument. ( you have only a limit of direct quotations that you can use in the essay ( 2 direct quotations ). .
4- if you need any information please contact me ( ).

Important: The essay MUST be between 1200 ? 1500 words ( No more, No less).

I hope that you write good argumentative points.
please MAKE sure that you use APA 6th Edition style for referencing.

Essay Instructions: This is an outline to base the paper on. The paper if for foot notes for a power point I am putting together.



Impact of health care costs on access to care-
a. Total U.S. Spending on health care vs. Overall health in America.
b. Increased health care costs leads to approx. 49 million uninsured Americans.

Impact of health care costs on service delivery
a. Rising costs have limited funding for federal health care programs.
b. Increased costs put strain on medical supplies and staff.

Essay Instructions: TOPIC:Technology and Cost Containment


In response to continually rising health care costs, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provision was created to promote the meaningful use of health care information technology through numerous incentive programs for health care providers. By enhancing data collection, streamlining electronic medical records, and increasing transparency, it is believed that significant cost savings can be realized as well as other positive outcomes. What are some of the tradeoffs involved in this type of policy?

To prepare:


Reflect on the challenges of containing health care costs in the U.S. presented in the Learning Resources and discussed by Dr. Kominski and Dr. Zelman in the media.

Consider how information technology may be used to address health care issues related to cost.

Examine the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provision and its goals.

post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1. Briefly summarize a significant challenge to containing health care costs.

2. How do policy makers envision technology could be utilized to address this challenge (above)? Provide at least one example to support your response.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the policy makers?
Describe why you agree or disagree and include one or more insights from this analysis that relate to the question of how information technology could, or could not, help contain costs while supporting health care reform initiatives.